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Than 15,000 people have been evacuated by the raf. british nationals and afghans who had worked with the uk, along with theirfamilies. but hundreds who wanted to get out have been left behind. it is time to close this phase of the operation now. but we have not forgotten the people who still need to leave and we will continue to do everything we can to help them. nor have we forgotten the brave and decent people of afghanistan. they deserve to live in peace and security. it was 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11 that the first british troops arrived in afghanistan, part of a us led mission. one of the first objectives to oust the taliban from power. 20 years on, it is the islamist group who still call the shots. but in an open letter to troops this weekend, the prime minister said that the uk s involvement in afghanistan had kept al qaeda from our door for two decades. we are all safer as a result , he said. you should feel immense pride.
Increasingly turned to those been left behind in afghanistan including the hundreds of afghans who worked with british authorities over recent years. concerns for their safety. what the government is saying is that it will exert pressure to try and ensure safe routes out of afghanistan for those people but, the reality is that we now have no embassy in afghanistan. that is temporarily relocated elsewhere. we have no military presence either. more broadly it is worth reflecting on how quickly the events have unfolded in the last few weeks. it is two weeks since cobble fell to the telegram in the airlift began. 20 years of course since the military operations commenced in afghanistan and there is now, of course, huge uncertainties for the future. but right now where we are it is a moment in history this morning. it is a moment in history this morning- it is a moment in history this mornin.. , ., , ., tens of thousands of people