75 left behind in Kabul as Irish evacuation comes to an end

Minister For Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said they will not leave families behind

Some 75 people with a right to come to Ireland are still stuck in Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

The Irish evacuation mission in Kabul Airport came to an end today as at least 79 people were killed, including children and 13 US troops, in two suicide attacks outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport.