Patel expresses ‘tremendous pride’ in chaotic Afghanistan evacuation effort
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has expressed her “tremendous pride” in the Government’s controversial evacuation operation following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
In a video marking the first anniversary of Operation Pitting, Ms Patel described the UK effort as “seismic” and a demonstration of the country’s “bond of trust” with those Afghans who had helped UK forces.
A scathing report by MPs published earlier this year described the chaotic efforts to get the UK nationals out of the country as a “disaster”, and a “betrayal” of allies which would damage British interests for years to come.
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