Operation Pitting
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Operation Pitting was a British military operation to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive. The operation consisted of more than 1,000
British, American, and Turkish soldiers assist an Afghan child outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
UK military personnel deploying from RAF Brize Norton (13 August 2021)
Personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade arriving in Kabul (15 August 2021)
UK military personnel at Kabul International Airport (19 August 2021)
2021 Kabul airport attack
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A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time, during the evacuation from Afghanistan. At least 182 people were kille
Remains of U.S. service members aboard a military transport plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport, 27 August 2021
Joint Task Force-Crisis Response personnel carrying the remains of fellow service members killed in the airport attack, 27 August 2021