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Squadron Leader Diana Bird feared she would not make it back to the UK following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. Photo: Channel 4
Squadron Leader Diana Bird feared she would not make it back to the UK following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. Photo: Channel 4
Taliban takeover: British troops feared they would not make it home during the evacuation
Troops reveal the horror of watching children crushed to death as thousands tried to escape the Taliban