UK foreign secretary: 'We will use every hour and day that we've got left'
Raab says the government will work to get people out of Afghanistan "as fast as we can"
Evacuations from Kabul airport in Afghanistan pick up pace, with the total number leaving since the Taliban takeover reaching 70,700.
US President Joe Biden says he aims to complete the operation and US troop pull-out by the 31st August deadline.
Today's Mishal Husain speaks to the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab as well as an interpreter who worked for British forces in Helmand province and is desperate to get out of Afghanistan before the Taliban find him.
Today's Justin Webb also speaks to General Lord Richards, former Chief of Defence Staff who commanded the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan between 2006 and 2007.
(Image: Boarding of British military plane at Kabul airport, Credit: Press Association)
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