KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) \u2014 The latest on Afghanistan where the Taliban have seized power, two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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LONDON \u2014 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace held back tears as he conceded that Britain was unlikely to be able to evacuate all its Afghan allies from Kabul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on Monday via webcam on LBC Radio, Wallace said it was a \u201creally deep part of regret for me\u201d that not all Afghans eligible to come to the U.K. will be able to do so during the current evacuation drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the 4,000 or so U.K. nationals in Afghanistan, Britain is processing claims of Afghan citizens, such as interpreters, who have helped in the 20 years since first arrived following the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A visibly emotional Wallace, a former captain in the Scots Guard. said that Britain will in the future \u201chave to do our best in third countries to process those people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked why he felt the situation \u201cso personally,\u201d Wallace said it was because he was a soldier and \u201cbecause it\u2019s sad and the West has done what it\u2019s done, and we have to do our very best to get people out and stand by our obligations and 20 years of sacrifice is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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