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Britain says: we cannot evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace arrives at the prime minister's official residence to meet Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2021. Franck Robichon/Pool via REUTERS


Britain is unable to evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday when asked about footage which showed a young child being handed over a wall to Western soldiers at Kabul airport.

"We can't just take a minor on their own," Wallace told Sky News when asked about the footage.

Reuters could not immediately verify the footage.

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Guy Faulconbridge)

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