UK warns against travelling to airport, citing ‘ongoing and high threat’ of terrorist attack; 1,500 Americans remain in country with less than a week left until deadline; allies begin winding up evacuations
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The UK foreign office has updated its travel advice for Afghanistan, warning against all travel to the country. “The security situation in Afghanistan remains volatile,” it warns.
The foreign office also warned against travelling to Kabul airport:
There is an ongoing and high threat of terrorist attack. Do not travel to Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport. If you are in the area of the airport, move away to a safe location and await further advice.”
Hello, my name is Helen Sullivan and I’ll be bringing you the latest developments from Afghanistan, where it has just gone past 3am on Thursday, 26 August.
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