US warns citizens to leave airport gates and not to travel to airport; US drone strike killed Islamic State member, no civilians

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3.58am BST

In case you missed this earlier: the UK’s ability to process any more evacuations from Afghanistan is now “extremely reduced”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned, as the focus turned to getting diplomats and service personnel out of the country.

The MoD said 14,543 people had now been extracted from Kabul since 13 August, a mix of Afghan and British nationals.

3.49am BST

The drone strike carried out by the US on Saturday was against an Islamic State militant planning future attacks, Reuters reports, citing a an anonymous US official.

A reaper drone, which took off from the Middle East, struck the militant while he was in a car with an Islamic State associate, the official said. Both are believed to have been killed, the official added.

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Source: The Guardian