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A former Royal Marine living in Kabul has spoken about the current situation in the Afghan capital.

Pen Farthing runs an animal charity in the city and said everything is very calm.

鈥淭he Taliban have actually moved into the house next door,鈥� he said.

Pen鈥檚 wife and a pregnant woman who works for the charity were both almost crushed at the airport on Sunday as they tried to get a flight.

鈥淭hey (the Taliban) are standing back and allowing thousands of desperate people to converge into a place where they can鈥檛 go any further,鈥� he said.

Pen also told Rajini Vaidyanathan, on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 5 Live Breakfast, that the shops and banks in Kabul have been closed since the Taliban took over.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Breakfast on 18th August 2021.