Foreign Office chiefs say the UK s ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, remains in Kabul this afternoon, as Taliban militants pour into the city in a bid to seize control.
Antony Blinken insisted the scene in Afghanistan is not comparable to the fall of Saigon as he diverted blame for the Taliban take over on Trump, Republicans and Afghan security forces.
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