Daily Mirror Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:38 pm
A 600-strong force of paratroopers are helping thousands of British people flee Afghanistan after the country fell to the Taliban, the Daily Mirror reports.
Newspaper Round Up: 16th of August 2021
Daily Express Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:34 pm
The desperate evacuation of thousands of Britons was under way in Afghanistan last night after the country fell to the Taliban, the Daily Express reports.
Times Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:30 pm
Afghanistan was braced for a full-scale return to Taliban rule last night as the government collapsed, the western-backed president fled, and fighters entered his palace claiming victory for their “Islamic Emirate”, The Times reports.
Daily Mail Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:21 pm
The families of more than 457 British heroes who sacrificed their lives are asking what they died for after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the Daily Mail reports.
Independent Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:17 pm
The collapse of Afghanistan’s government has prompted fears of a humanitarian crisis as Boris Johnson warned the nation “must not be a breeding ground for terror”, The Independent reports.
Guardian Front Page 16th of August 2021
10:08 pm
The West’s 20-year mission to Afghanistan collapsed in a single dramatic day as Taliban gunmen poured into Kabul to seize control of the country, The Guardian reports.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 16th of August 2021
9:47 pm
The Taliban completed a “lightning takeover” of Afghanistan last night as thousands of Britons and Americans scrambled to leave the country before the airport falls into extremist hands, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Metro Front Page 16th of August 2021
9:18 pm
The Taliban has declared victory in Afghanistan after walking into the capital Kabul to proclaim a new Islamic emirate, the Metro reports.
