"About 20 minutes before the blast, we pretty much told him to tell everyone to get away." Andrew Fox, retired major who is still trying to get an interpreter out of Afghanistan, talks about the difficulties of getting them to safety. John Pienaar | @maj_retd_fox

More than 60 Afghan people were killed and 140 wounded in the attack at the Kabul airport, an Afghan health official says cnn.it/3Deks86

What has happened in #Kabul today & over past few weeks was totally unnecessary. It makes both sick to the stomach & angry at the same time. IMHO the blame squarly lies with Pres. Biden (& other national leaders)... but mainly Biden!

To all those in the British Army 🇬🇧 community, serving, veterans, Regular, Reserve, civilian colleagues and our families, the current situation in #Afghanistan may be evoking difficult memories. Please reach out, there is lots of support available – you are not alone. 1/9

For serving personnel and civilian staff, these pages on Defence Connect will help you get the right support jive.defencegateway.mod.uk/groups/ahp/pag… 2/9

For serving personnel and our #veterans, we have updated the information available on our website. There’s always someone to talk to. army.mod.uk/people/join-we… 3/9

There is further assistance available specifically for war #veterans. See GOV.UK for more details: gov.uk/guidance/suppo… 4/9

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 #CivilServants can also find assistance and information via The Charity for Civil Servants: foryoubyyou.org.uk 5/9

If you need to talk to someone, Samaritans are available online or on the phone: samaritans.org or 116123 (free to call) 6/9

togetherallUK also provides a safe space to talk through difficult memories, feelings and thoughts: togetherall.com/en-gb/ 7/9

If you are struggling to sleep or feel calm, Headspace provides guided #meditations for everything from sleep to resilience: headspace.com 8/9

For longer term benefits to your mental health, try #HeadFIT. It is available for all Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 people to help you stay mentally fit.: headfit.org 9/9

Hey James, this is a great idea, and one I can't wait to implement :-)

Forced disappearances of former members of ANDSF and government employees continue in Afghanistan

"Steve Write in the afternoon, Steve Write in the afternoon. From 3 til 5-30, from 3 til 5-30, on Radio 1.... on radiooo oonnnee!" funnyMusicEmojy Just Sayin!

This is why you should never dry clothes on your radiator. which.co.uk/news/2020/01/w…

"...and they're all washed out."

Massive cyberattack hits Ukrainian government websites as West warns on Russia conflict reuters.com/technology/mas…

In my mind, if we do nothing if (and when) Russia invades Ukraine, it will be almost akin to why the Hungarians still hate us after throwing them to the wolves prior to WW2

Wow! I'm just looking at my next project after a while away from coding. When I left PHP8.4 had just been released, & now I'm looking at a potential PHP8.6 on the horizon!