Briton in Kabul says situation ‘getting worse’

A former Royal Marine turned charity director in Afghanistan has slammed British government claims that the situation in the war-torn country is stabilizing. He is warning that he and his staff would be risking their lives if they tried to get to the airport in Kabul. Paul Farthing, better known as “Pen,” said on Saturday he has been told by British authorities that he has a seat on a flight back to the U.K., but not for the 25 staff from his animal welfare charity Nowzad and their families. Farthing told BBC radio he’s “disgusted” at the situation, and warned that the crisis is now “just getting worse.”