Scots RAF bomb victim reunited with helicopter crew who saved his life in Afghanistan

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was accused Saturday by a former spokesperson for Republican lawmakers of wanting to plunge the U.S.

women and girls. As the last UK plane left Afghanistan yesterday, the ex- PM said it was time to talk to new Taliban rulers about women’s access to education with the offer of a massive aid package.

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"Real Housewives of New Jersey" alum Rosie Pierri took time out of her day to acknowledge a pair of US soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan. The former reality TV star commented on a Fox News Instagram post highlighting two soldiers who helped an Afghan woman evacuate from Kabul.

refugees arriving in Glasgow from Afghanistan.Refuweegee, who help support refugees with their transition into life living in Glasgow, have called for help creating welcome gifts along with letters and messages of kindness for Afghans arriving throughout the month.The packs should include toiletries, school supplies, Scottish treats and a letter of welcome to the country.

Washington Post, lawyer for the team’s parent organization, the Digital Citizen Fund, said, “Continuingly recycling old pictures with the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, many of whom are minors, as validation that you had anything to do with their immensely stressful and dangerous escape not only impacts the safety of the girls but it also significantly affects the safety of the members of the team who still remain in Afghanistan.”The lawyer, Kim Motley, went on, “It is highly unfortunate that you

Linda Norgrove Foundation has issued a public appeal for Boris Johnson to get two of its staff members, who are sisters, out of the Taliban-controlled capital. The two women are in hiding in the city with their families and despite cross-party pressure from MPs over the past week the UK Foreign Office has not contacted them for evacuation.

Afghanistan in 2009 but died suddenly, in his sleep, in January. David’s partner, Liane Brophy, said he was convinced he’d been spared in the explosion in Helmand so they could bring their child into the world.

JJ Chalmers has described the "unreal" moment he realised that the pilot who flew him out from Tokyo following the Paralympics was the same man who flew him home when he was severely wounded in Afghanistan. In a post shared to his Instagram account on Friday morning, the former royal marine and an Invictus Games medallist shared an aeroplane snap with the pilot, David Ellis.The 34 year old wrote in the caption: "This is David Ellis, he just flew me out to the Tokyo for the #Paralympics.

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Afghanistan told a protest of his disgust over the chaotic Allied withdrawal from the country. Paul Sweeney, whose best friend Bobby Hetherington was killed in Helmand, said there had been so much sacrificed by so many and it now felt in vain.Sweeney was addressing a protest in Glasgow, organised by the Afghan Human Rights Foundation and the Glasgow Stop the War Coalition. Hundreds of people held up placards demanding “no more war” and “Afghan refugees welcome here”.He said: “I felt numb

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Taliban to return to power. The double amputee, a former Black Watch soldier, was caught in an IED attack in 2010, which killed his Afghan interpreter outright.

Prime Minister will hold the meeting this afternoon as a struggle to get UK nationals and local allies out of the country continues. Johnson' s spokesman said the UK will continue the evacuation effort for "as long as we are able to do so and as long as it is safe to do so".

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BBC journalist was stunned when she received a phone call directly to her mobile from the Taliban while she was live on air. Newsreader Yalda Hakim, who was born in Afghanistan and has worked for the BBC for nine years, looked flustered as she picked up the call.

Kate Garraway hit out at producers for an awkward camera blunder which happened live on Good Morning Britain. The presenter, 54, was discussing the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan on Monday's show when she asked the viewers at home to share their thoughts.