shelter in afghanistan. he campaigned for his staff and theirfamilies, as well as 1a0 dogs and 60 cats, to be evacuated. on the 23rd of august, farthing announced the uk government had pen farthing s 68 staff did later leave afghanistan. the whole saga was controversial. many afghans who worked with the government and theirfamilies never managed to leave afghanistan, and some believed they should have been prioritised over the animals. then, in december, this happened. this whistle blower in the british government said the foreign office s handling of the evacuation of kabul was dysfunctional, chaotic and arbitrary. raphael marshall had worked in london on the uk s operation to get people out. he also wrote this about the animal evacuation. we ve voiced his words. that led to boris being asked