@RobinPenguins
He’s a prick so my instinct is to feel he’s got blood on his hands but really it’s whoever made the decision to spend a second of time getting the crates of animals through the airport while there were eligible people who could have been assisted getting into and through the airport.
He's not a prick. I strongly suggest you find out who he is, and what his history is before you write thing like that on a forum visible to millions.
There is no blood on his hands. He offered the seats on his place to anyone who could take them.
The only people able to assist those trying to get out didn't. They just didn't. That's down to the UK govt. Nothing to do with Farthing. All he did was try to get his own staff and their families out, alongside scores of other charter flights trying to get people out.
Just 10 days ago, the reports were of the UK and US govt failing utterly in their promises to evacuate those who'd worked with and supported them. Ten days later, and the UK govt has found their scapegoat.
This:
While the US and UK say their evacuations are gathering pace, there seems to be little sign of that on the ground in Kabul, where many Afghans are stuck outside the airport or behind checkpoints that seem impossible to pass.
Still the crowds are gathering in their thousands, willing to risk their lives, and their children’s lives, for fear of what lies ahead at home now.
Almost none are getting out. Flights are leaving Afghanistan empty, or carrying mostly foreign citizens. There are some Afghans who manage to successfully run the gauntlet of Taliban checkpoints, surging crowds and foreign military to make it inside the compound.
But they are mostly people with links to the western military and its embassies. An expanded US scheme covers those who worked for western media or NGOs. But Britain has excluded many, including contractors and those who worked for embassy affiliates such as the British Council."
From here: www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/desperate-crowds-empty-flights-and-rage-in-afghanistan-at-governments-who-failed-to-plan
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