Many British citizens stuck at Kabul airport after all UK troops left, as tensions and violence intensify

Boris Johnson and other world leaders have received assurances from the Taliban that foreign nationals and those with authorisation to flee Afghanistan will be free to leave as tensions and bloodshed escalate on the streets of Kabul.

On Sunday US forces launched a military strike against a vehicle said to be carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Islamic State’s local affiliate who were planning to attack Kabul airport. According to some reports, a child died in a second blast.

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