Meanwhile, as per a report by The Guardian, most of the security team of the embassy had been given informal notice, on Thursday, that they no longer had jobs guarding the embassy and were ineligible for protection because they were hired through an outsourced contractor.
Subsequently, amid backlash, however, the armed forces minister, James Heappey, suggested that the employees had been brought to Kabul airport where UK and US forces are overseeing an evacuation.
The Guardian, however, also reported that some of the guards had told them that they had still not heard from their employer about any proposed evacuation.
An Afghan man who had worked in the kitchens of the British embassy, was also quoted, by Guardian as appealing to President Boris Johnson for help.
“They (Taliban) will never forgive us for working with foreign governments,” he added.
The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, on the other hand, continues to function as normal, with the Taliban reportedly having pledged to…