Around 600 UK troops are to be deployed to Afghanistan to assist British nationals to leave, the government has announced.
It comes as the Taliban has seized the cities of Ghazni and Herat - taking control of 11 provincial capitals in less than a week.
Military personnel will provide protection and logistics support for the relocation of UK nationals, as well as Afghan staff and interpreters.
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It comes as the Taliban has seized the cities of Ghazni and Herat - taking control of 11 provincial capitals in less than a week.
Military personnel will provide protection and logistics support for the relocation of UK nationals, as well as Afghan staff and interpreters.
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