UK foreign minister says 13 more Britons evacuated from Kabul

Britain's PM Johnson and Foreign Secretary Raab visit FCDO Crisis Centre in London

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that 13 British citizens had been able to leave Afghanistan bound for Qatar.

"We are grateful to our Qatari friends for facilitating a flight carrying 13 British nationals from Kabul to safety in Doha today," Raab said in a statement.

"We expect the Taliban to keep to their commitment to allow safe passage for those who want to leave," he added.

(Reporting by William James, writing by David Milliken)