Tom Tugendhat has shot down Taliban claims that Britons stranded in Afghanistan will be allowed to leave safely - accusing the Islamists of running 'a slick PR operation masking a vicious death cult.' The family had gone to Afghanistan in June to see his wife's family before getting trapped as the Taliban rapidly recaptured the country. He went there two weeks ago to help them escape after the country fell into Taliban hands, before getting trapped. With talks under way, Sir William Patey, former British ambassador to Afghanistan, told the BBC: '[The Taliban] know they can't run this country without help. Thousands of Afghans who risked their lives to help British forces will be allowed to live and work indefinitely in the UK.

Source: Daily Mail September 01, 2021 07:18 UTC