Britain is racing to evacuate nearly 2,700 British and Afghan citizens from Afghanistan amid chaotic scenes at Kabul airport.
Flights out of Kabul have been suspended as thousands of desperate Afghans rushed on to the runaway in a panic to escape the Taliban-controlled capital.
The UK now has less than a fortnight to evacuate 900 British passport-holders who are still in Afghanistan along with 1,600 interpreters and other locally employed staff.
Of the interpreters, 800 have been given visas and another 800 are awaiting the outcome of security checks. A further 1,800 Afghan citizens are eligible for the relocation scheme but have not registered.
Hundreds of Afghan special forces will also be airlifted out of Kabul and brought to safety in Britain because their lives
