The UK will conclude its evacuation programme of civilians from Afghanistan with only troops left to be flown out after that ahead of the August 31 exit deadline, Britain`s Chief of Defence Staff said.

General Sir Nick Carter said during media interviews that the country should be "holding its breath" at the challenge ahead amid the threat posed by the local Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) terror group, which has been behind suicide bombings this week as the airlift rescue operations have been underway. Carter said Britain is "not out of the woods yet" as the UK`s evacuation efforts following the Taliban takeover draw to a close.