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Updated August 29th, 2021 at 16:13 IST

UK general: 'heartbreaking' to leave people behind

The UK's Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter has called the country's withdrawal from Afghanistan "heartbreaking."

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The UK's Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter has called the country's withdrawal from Afghanistan "heartbreaking."

A Royal Air Force plane carrying U.K. diplomatic staff and soldiers landed at the RAF Brize Norton airbase northwest of London early Saturday morning.

The troops from the 16 Air Assault Brigade were part of a contingent of 1,000 British soldiers based in Kabul to help run the airlift.

Flights bringing U.K. citizens and Afghan civilians from the Afghan capital have largely ended.

Carter, the U.K.’s top military officer, expressed regret that the UK had not been able to evacuate all of the Afghans who had aided British forces over the years.

 

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Published August 29th, 2021 at 16:13 IST

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