After the Taliban took over Kabul and announced victory in Afghanistan, a scramble is underway by diplomats and many Afghans to flee the country. There are videos overnight of distressing scenes at Kabul airport where crowds have assembled in an attempt to get out. The US embassy has since issued an advisory to American citizens and Afghan nationals not to travel to the airport until notified.
As the chaos unfolds – and both UK and US estimates on the likely speed of the Taliban advance prove embarrassingly wide of the mark – anger is building among MPs over the government’s handling of the situation. Dominic Raab has flown back from his holiday early and Parliament will sit on Wednesday for an emergency session to debate the next move.
Johnson is facing questions as to how many Afghans he will allow to the U.K
Those steps have come far too late for many Tory MPs who feel the U.K.
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