British soldier speaks of desperate scenes at Afghan airport as civilians tried to flee

UK Armed Forces taking part in the evacuation of entitled personnel from Kabul airport (MoD)

A British soldier involved in the evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan has described scenes of chaos as people desperately tried to flee the country.

Private Jake Howarth, of 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, recalled hearing the sound of gunshots and being surrounded by barbed wire as he touched down at Kabul airport to help the UK evacuation effort following the Taliban takeover.