Tag: Afghan staff

Ex-UK Marine Leaves Kabul With Dogs, Cats but No Local Staff

LONDON—A former UK Royal Marine who waged a high-profile campaign to leave Afghanistan with almost 200 rescued dogs and cats has flown to safety—with the animals, but without his charity’s Afghan staff, who were left behind in Kabul. A privately funded chartered plane carrying Paul “Pen” Farthing and his animals took off from Kabul late…


Germany Left 5,000 Former Staff and Families Behind in Afghanistan, Network Says

EBERSWALDE, Germany—Germany has left at least 5,000 former staff and their families behind in Afghanistan, a support network founded by German troops said on Friday, vowing to keep pressing for them to leave the country after an Aug. 31 deadline runs out. The German military ended its airlift from Kabul airport late on Thursday after evacuating…