A Lanarkshire diplomat has shared her reflections on playing her part in helping thousands of people flee Afghanistan as the Taliban seized control of the country 12 months ago.
Katrina Johnson was the UK’s consul general and post security officer at the British Embassy in Kabul at the time of last year’s offensive, which led to the collapse of the country’s government and the evacuation of thousands of British and Afghan nationals.
She told how she saw “the best and the worst of humanity” as she and her team contributed to the operation, and how they were finally forced to leave the country after the devastating Daesh terror attack which killed 170 people on August 26, 2021.
