translated from Spanish: Paul Farthing with his dogs evacuate Afghanistan is authorized


Afghanistan.- Paul Farthing, the former British military officer who refused to evacuate Afghanistan if he did not take his dogs and cats, received an approval with which he will be able to leave the country after the Taliban took control. The UK Secretary of State for Defence and MP for Wyre and Preston North, Hon Ben Wallace, reported that he reported that Pen, has received permission to report under LOTR, and that MOD has been authorised to facilitate his processing along with the rest of the eligible personnel at HKIA. “At that time, if he arrives with his animals we will look for a space for his plane,” said Hon Ben Wallace.Pen Farthing, and he will be able to do so accompanied by about 200 dogs and cats that he has rescued and cared for over the last few years. On Thursday, the former Marine who runs an animal charity in Afghanistan said he, his Afghan staff and dozens of dogs and cats were caught in the chaotic aftermath of a suicide attack outside Kabul airport while searching for a flight. out of the country before evacuation efforts are completed.  Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, Hon Ben Wallace. Photo: Capture The attack, which involved two explosions and gunfire, occurred near a gate where people were gathered trying to enter the airport. At least 13 people were killed and U.S. authorities said U.S. troops were among the wounded.” We’re fine, but everything is a mess here right now,” Paul “Pen” Farthing told Britain’s Press Association news agency. “Suddenly we heard gunshots and our vehicle was attacked, if our driver had not turned around, a man with an AK-47 would have shot him in the head.” Farthing is trying to get the staff of his charity Nowzad out of Afghanistan, along with about 200 of the group’s rescued animals. Hours earlier, he called on the Taliban to allow the group to safely enter the airport. He tweeted to Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen that “we have been here for 10 hours after we were assured that we would have a safe passage. I’d really like to go home now.” Before Thursday’s blasts, Britain had urged people to stay away from the airport, citing “very, very credible reports of an imminent attack” by militants linked to the Islamic State group, as reported by The Associated Press. The UK government says the RAF has airlifted more than 12,000 people, including more than 7,000 Afghans, from Kabul in the past two weeks. Heappey told the BBC that Britain plans to run 11 more evacuation flights from the airport on Thursday, but the “window of opportunity to evacuate people is closing” as the US prepares to end the operation on Aug. 31. Read more: Explosion at Kabul airport kills 13 people, including children and leaves several injured VIDEO. Young man dies after falling from a building while recording Tik Tok in Turkey



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