Over 1K airlifted from Kabul in 24 hours, says UK Minister

LONDON: The ongoing efforts of the UK government to evacuate the British nationals and the eligible Afghans from war-weary Kabul are improving as more than 1,700 people have been airlifted since Saturday, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said on Sunday.

The Minister said that the queue is flowing better on Sunday as the Taliban were marshalling people into separate UK and US evacuation queues, which was "making a big difference", the BBC reported.

Meanwhile, the UK government said seven Afghan civilians had died in the chaotic crowds outside the airport.

As many as 731 had been processed on Sunday morning and were set to fly, Heappey said.

He urged more people to come forward if they had been told to do so.

Until now, a lot of people had been put off going to Baron Hotel in Kabul, where many British nationals have been told to travel for processing, because of reports of violence and chaotic scenes, he said. (IANS)

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