Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeAn SAS helicopter team will swoop in to rescue British Embassy staff if the Taliban take Kabul. It is understood that an SAS team would be aided by spies from MI6 and GCHQ – all of them already in Afghanistan. One source said: “There is a feeling among some senior embassy staff it is only a matter of time before the Taliban gains control. (Image: Getty)British and other foreign forces quickly followed suit leaving the Afghan Army to fight the Taliban on their own. Thousands of Afghan troops have either surrendered, switched sides or have returned to their homes while hundreds have been killed in combat.

Source: Daily Mirror July 24, 2021 17:29 UTC