RAF plane to fly up to 40 Afghans to UK as evacuations resume

Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on Friday

An RAF flight of Afghan translators and others who have escaped the Taliban is due to land in the UK on Friday, the largest single evacuation by Britain since the Kabul airlift ended in August.

Between 30 and 40 people are expected to land at RAF Brize Norton, having got out of Afghanistan via a route the Ministry of Defence wants to keep confidential to protect future evacuees.