Ben Wallace says those backing Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing’s evacuation effort are interfering with work to save Afghans Afghanistan – live updatesThe UK defence secretary has accused supporters of a former British marine attempting to evacuate his shelter ani…
Afghans who risked their lives for Britain are being abandoned to a terrible fate | Mary Fitzgerald
For all the fine words from ministers, very little is being done for those most at risk from Taliban retributionAs the Taliban started searching their neighbourhood, Abdul and his wife began to hide with different relatives across Kabul. One night they…
Fashion brands sign new deal on Bangladesh garment workers’ safety
Campaigners and union leaders praise accord, which replaces one agreed after 2013 Rana Plaza fireCampaigners have hailed a new agreement designed to protect garment workers in Bangladesh, signed by the likes of H&M and Inditex, which owns Zara and …
UK nationals of Afghan origin being overlooked in Kabul airlift, claim lawyers
Most single nationality Britons now evacuated but some with dual citizenship say they are being given lower priorityAfghanistan: live updatesBritish nationals of Afghan origin are being overlooked in the evacuation from Kabul, lawyers and campaigners h…
Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years? | Clive Lewis
When I served in Afghanistan I questioned Britain’s part in the war, but the scale of the human cost has made me fully reject itClive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich SouthI can’t speak for other veterans, but I was never certain of the legitimacy of…
Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says
Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forcesAfghanistan withdrawal – live updatesThe Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian …
Afghan boy, 5, fell from Sheffield hotel on to car park roof, inquest told
Mohammed Munib Majeedi died last week after arriving from Afghanistan with his familyThe body of a five-year-old Afghan refugee who fell from a hotel in Sheffield was found on top of a neighbouring multistorey car park, an inquest has heard.Mohammed Mu…
‘Don’t avert your eyes’: Afghan teachers urge world to defend girls’ education
Educators say they fear reversal of hard-won progress as aid workers call for Taliban’s desire for international legitimacy to be used as leverageAfghanistan’s only boarding school for girls has temporarily relocated to Rwanda, its co-founder has said,…
Who’s to blame for the Afghanistan chaos? Remember the war’s cheerleaders | George Monbiot
Today the media are looking for scapegoats, but 20 years ago they helped facilitate the disastrous interventionEveryone is to blame for the catastrophe in Afghanistan, except the people who started it. Yes, Joe Biden screwed up by rushing out so chaoti…
Female athletes from Afghanistan leave Kabul after being granted Australian visas
• Group of 77 included Afghanistan women’s football team• Players suffered beatings and had to pass Taliban checkpointsA group of 77 Afghani athletes and family members, including members of the Afghanistan women’s national football team, youth team an…