Heston Russell, Retired Special Forces Major & founder of 'Voice Of A Veteran', joins Luke Grant with his thoughts on the looming August 31 deadline for the evacuation of Afghanistan.

 

This will be a tough day for many who served. 

 

A joint statement released by Britain, the United States and other countries, says,

“We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those who are at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan.”

 

“We have received assurances from the Taliban that all foreign nationals and any Afghan citizen with travel authorization from our countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country.”

 

The statement said the countries, which also included Australia, Japan, France, Spain and many others, would continue to issue travel documents to designated Afghans.

 

Heston Russell, Retired Special Forces Major &amp; founder of 'Voice Of A Veteran', joins Luke Grant with his thoughts on the looming August 31 deadline for the evacuation of Afghanistan.
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This will be a tough day for many who served.&nbsp;
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A joint statement released by Britain, the United States and other countries, says,
&ldquo;We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those who are at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan.&rdquo;
&nbsp;
&ldquo;We have received assurances from the Taliban that all foreign nationals and any Afghan citizen with travel authorization from our countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country.&rdquo;
&nbsp;
The statement said the countries, which also included Australia, Japan, France, Spain and many others, would continue to issue travel documents to designated Afghans.
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