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Former British soldier, Ben Slater's, mission to evacuate 400 Afghans via a third country has failed.
His staff have been turned away at a land border.
Slater called on the Foreign Office to help his staff escape after 'complete disaster' at border
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His staff have been turned away at a land border.
Slater called on the Foreign Office to help his staff escape after 'complete disaster' at border
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telegraph.co.uk
Slater and a coach of Afghans spent two days at the border, staying in a hotel near the checkpoint.
But on Thursday he was arrested by the Taliban and thrown in prison, where he was questioned about members of his staff, who are single women, staying in hotel without husbands
But on Thursday he was arrested by the Taliban and thrown in prison, where he was questioned about members of his staff, who are single women, staying in hotel without husbands
After being released, Slater was told he may cross the border with one assistant, but the rest of his staff must return to Kabul as they don't have visas to travel to the UK.
Slater vowed he would continue to help them, telling @Telegraph he would attempt to secure visas
Slater vowed he would continue to help them, telling @Telegraph he would attempt to secure visas
“The final blow to the op is that the UK are only granting myself and one of my executive assistants over the border.. they haven’t even suggested they are going to issue the visas for some or the rest,” he said.
“It’s a complete disaster really... It’s beyond horrible”
“It’s a complete disaster really... It’s beyond horrible”
UK people left in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of Western forces have been advised by the Foreign Office to make passage to the UK via a third country.
The Gov has been criticised for failing to make diplomatic arrangements to facilitate travel prior to the fall of Kabul
The Gov has been criticised for failing to make diplomatic arrangements to facilitate travel prior to the fall of Kabul
A FDCO spokesman said: “More than 15,000 people including British nationals, our Afghan staff and others at risk have been evacuated from Afghanistan by the UK since 15 August in one of the biggest operations of its kind in history.
"We will continue to do all we can"
"We will continue to do all we can"
Ben Slater called on the Foreign Office to help his staff escape after a 'complete disaster' at the border.
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