Gauntlet to reach Kabul airport taking evacuees 24 to 48 hours
by Dan Sabbagh and Rowena Mason from on (#5NJXQ)
Fear of Taliban roadblocks slows flow of people trying to flee Afghanistan on fifth day of RAF airlift operation
People fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan for safety in Britain are taking 24 to 48 hours to make it safely across Kabul for evacuation - and many have turned back home, scared to travel, defence sources have acknowledged.
Difficulties in getting the remaining Britons, Afghans and others to the airport became the most significant hurdle on the fifth day of the RAF airlift amid renewed speculation over whether it will last to the end of the month as planned.
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