Operation Pitting was a British military operation to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive. The operation consisted of more than 1,000 military personnel, including soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade .

2021年9月6日 · Operation PITTING, the UK’s evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan, began on 14 th August 2021 as part of a multi-national extraction of entitled persons by respective countries. Between the start of the operation and the final flight on 28 th August 2021, in excess of 15,000 people were flown out of Kabul by the RAF as part of an overall ...

In August 2021, British military personnel arrived in Afghanistan as part of a multinational non-combatant evacuation operation, code-named Operation Pitting, to evacuate British and eligible Afghan nationals from Kabul following the rapid military offensive by the resurgent Taliban to take control of the country.

More than 15,000 people were flown out of Afghanistan by the RAF in what was the biggest UK airlift since the Second World War. 'Escape from Kabul' looks at how the mission, named Op Pitting, was carried out and hears from some of those …

2022年8月13日 · Operation Pitting was the largest humanitarian aid operation in over 70 years, evacuating thousands of Afghans and British nationals from Kabul. Commanded from the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters, the operation began on 13 August 2021 and assisted those eligible for relocation to the UK.

2023年8月13日 · Two years have passed since Operation Pitting was executed, marking one of the most significant and heart-wrenching humanitarian evacuations undertaken by British forces. The operation brought over 15,000 individuals to safety, but the bittersweet truth of the evacuation is echoed in the challenges faced and the lives irrevocably altered.

2021年8月13日 · Operation Pitting will be commanded from the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood and is the name for military support to the evacuation of British Nationals and former British staff...

2021年8月27日 · The UK Armed Forces have now entered the final stages of the Op PITTING evacuation from Hamid Karzai Airport (HKIA) in Kabul.

2022年8月28日 · One year since the final members of UK military and diplomatic personnel left Afghanistan and Operation Pitting came to an end, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "proud" of British efforts. Two decades of engagement in Afghanistan by British troops ended on 28 August, 2021 when the largest evacuation mission since the Second World War ...

Operation PITTING Celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, as a notable event over her 70 year reign. The first military flights for the relocation of eligible Afghans, British nationals and former British staff under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, get underway from Kabul.