Plane taking Pen Farthing 173 dogs and cats to safety leaves Afghanistan
, particularly as his Afghan members of staff and their families were forced to stay behind by the Taliban."changed policy" on who could evacuate.when they were turned back by the Taliban on Thursday.
Moments later, at least 169 people - including 13 US servicemen, two British men and the teenage child of a third UK national -Pen's courageous staff later told him to go without them. He is thought to be the last British citizen to leave the city, even after the ambassador, Sir Laurie Bristow. He told The Sun of his heartbreak at leaving his staff: “It is just so depressing I had to leave them behind."“I feel so many things," he said.Pen was reportedly due to fly to Tashkent and then on to the UK -He packed 125kg of dry pet food, 72 tins, 270 litres of water, 12 industrial size rolls of paper towel and 20 bottles of disinfectant for mucking out the crates during the private rescue flight.
His evacuation - announced by the MoD on Friday evening - has been hailed by concerned Brits who have been following his multiple escape efforts on social media.And the drama has put huge pressure on British officials who were desperately trying to evacuate as many as possible before flights stopped today.However, he had refused to leave without his animals or staff.
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