BBCNEWS BBC News September 8, 2021 16:51:00
With empty hand, you're not going to fight. by then, the taliban had taken control of kabul, and crowds had gathered outside the airport. the taliban were already tracking joya down. but so too were his old friends from the parachute regiment, in a race against time. they found my phone number and called me and said, "where are you?" isaid, "i'm in kabul." and they said, you are safe? two weeks ago, joya was living in fear for his life. but today he is tasting freedom, now safe in london with his wife and two young children. rescued at the dead of night by british soldiers who never forgot. an...