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Afghanistan: Boris Johnson told to 'get a grip' on Kabul evacuation as ex-Royal Marine describes 'stampede'

Paul "Pen" Farthing - who founded an animal shelter in Afghanistan's capital - describes to Sky News the "unimaginable horror show" as his wife and a pregnant employee attempted to get a flight out of Kabul.


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Tuesday 17 August 2021 20:08, UK

A former Royal Marine commando has demanded Boris Johnson "get a grip" on the evacuation effort from Kabul as he warned: "People are going to die."

Paul "Pen" Farthing - who founded an animal shelter in Afghanistan's capital - described to Sky News the "unimaginable horror show" as his wife and a pregnant employee attempted to get a flight out of the city.

He revealed he had still yet to hear from his wife after she and one of his staff members were caught in a "stampede" outside Kabul's airport.

And he accused both the UK and US governments of "not telling the truth" about the chaos within the city following its takeover by the Taliban.

"My wife and my country manager, who is 34 weeks' pregnant, they were told by the evacuation teams that they need to get to Kabul airport within the next hour to get their flights, their evacuation flights out," Mr Farthing said.

"There is no security on the outside of Kabul airport. They got caught in a crush, in a stampede.

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So is Joe lying or the Marine?
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So is Joe lying or the Marine?

I'll place my bets on the lying dog-faced pony soldier.
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