Seven Afghan nationals were killed in the
chaos reigning at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan as many citizens attempt to
desperately flee the country following the Taliban takeover. News of the death
was conveyed by the British military, reports Associated Press. “Conditions on
the ground remain extremely challenging but we are doing everything we can to
manage the situation as safely and securely as possible,” the British defence ministry
said.

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“Our sincere thoughts are with the
families of the seven Afghan civilians who have died in the crowds at Kabul,” a
British defence ministry spokesperson said.

The Kabul airport has become a focal
point of conflict over the last week as countries gather to evacuate their
citizens and Afghan nationals try to flee. The United States and its allies
have been struggling to cope with the large number of people trying to get on
evacuation flights.

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British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
said that “no nation will be able to get everyone out” before the US deadline
of August 31, as reported by local UK media. Wallace added that Americans may
be allowed to stay on longer and the UK will support them if they do.

Meanwhile, former British Prime Minister
Tony Blair, the man in charge when UK went to war alongside the US in
Afghanistan in 2001, said, “The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is
tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and nor in ours.”

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“In the aftermath of the decision to
return Afghanistan to the same group from which the carnage of 9/11 arose, and
in a manner which seems almost designed to parade our humiliation, the question
which allies and enemies alike pose, is: has the West lost its strategic will?”
Tony Blair wrote.

He added that the world is now uncertain
of where the West stands. “We did it with every Jihadist group round the world
cheering,” Blair said.