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As UK airlift ends, Johnson vows to help more Afghans leave

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel, 2nd left, talks to a refugee from Afghanistan who arrived aboard an evacuation flight at Heathrow Airport in London, Thursday Aug. 26, 2021. The U.K. defense ministry has organised an air-lift of vulnerable citizens from Kabul, following the Taliban assuming power in Afghanistan. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP) A member of Border Force staff assists a female evacuee from Afghanistan who arrived aboard an evacuation flight at Heathrow Airport in London, Thursday Aug. 26, 2021. The U.K. defense ministry has organised an air-lift of vulnerable citizens from Kabul, following the Taliban assuming power in Afghanistan. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP) A young boy pulls a suitcase as refugees arrive from Afghanistan aboard an evacuation flight at Heathrow Airport in London, Thursday Aug. 26, 2021. The U.K. defense ministry has organised an air-lift of vulnerable citizens from Kabul, following the Taliban assuming power in Afghanistan. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)