'Window is closing' for Irish citizens to escape Kabul

UK military personnel helping to evacuate people from Kabul airport. The UK could stop flights out of Afghanistan from Tuesday, and the US has set August 31 as the deadline for removing all its troops. Picture: Ben Shread

The window to get Irish citizens out of Afghanistan is closing, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has warned.

There are still 34 Irish people, including 11 children waiting to be evacuated from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover.