Newspaper Round Up: 24th of August 2021
Times Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:38 pm
Britain is increasingly resigned to having to conclude its evacuation from Kabul by the end of the week, The Times says.
Daily Star Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:33 pm
“Woke uni profs” want a warning on statues that are “too white”, the Daily Star reports.
Daily Express Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:33 pm
The Daily Express leads with news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek an extension to the 31 August deadline for foreign troops to be out of Afghanistan.
Daily Mail Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:17 pm
The Daily Mail leads with “yet another day of Kabul chaos”.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:04 pm
A person on the no-fly list has made it from Afghanistan to the UK, getting through checks to board a plane at Kabul’s airport, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Guardian Front Page 24th of August 2021
10:04 pm
The Guardian reports on the scramble to get people out of Afghanistan following a Taliban warning that foreign forces staying beyond the end of August would be crossing a “red line”.
i Front Page 24th of August 2021
9:51 pm
The UK does not want to set a date for the last RAF flight out of Kabul for fear of worsening the panic, the i reports.
Metro Front Page 24th of August 2021
9:01 pm
Metro leads with the approaching deadline for foreign troops to be out of Afghanistan.