29-year-old Rhys Annett was sent to be part of the UK’s Rapid Deployment Team helping to evacuate people from Afghanistan. 

The evacuation of Kabul through the eyes of Welsh diplomat sent out to help

Arefa Shafaei arrived in the UK on Tuesday and spoke to Good Morning Britain about the heartache of leaving her family behind.

The Afghan women's rights campaigner who fled her country to study in Wales

The crew developed their expertise from fighting wildfires in the south Wales valleys and have just returned after a week working in the dangerous conditions. 

The extreme conditions faced by Welsh firefighters tackling Greek wildfires

Internally displaced Afghan women from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, receive medical care in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)




The Aberavon MP said the UK is "morally obliged" to help Afghan nationals who helped British and Western forces in Afghanistan.

Stephen Kinnock: UK has 'moral duty' to help Afghans who assisted Western forces

The student's brother, who lives in Cardiff, told ITV News he "cannot sleep" as he fears for the safety of his family trapped in Kabul.

'We are living in fear': Life under the Taliban for Kabul female medical student

The Station Manager for South Wales Fire & Rescue Service said he and his crew were deployed to help as the countries fire service was 'overwhelmed'.

Welsh firefighters in Greece to support 'overwhelmed' fire service

From Monday 2 August, people travelling to the UK from the US and most EU countries no longer have to quarantine upon arrival if they have been double-jabbed.

The changes to travel restrictions in Wales and how they affect you

The Welsh Government and NHS Wales are providing around 600 oxygen concentrators and more than 300 ventilators to India, where Covid rates have skyrocketed.

Wales to send hundreds of ventilators to Covid-struck India

Joolz Stewart has learned to live with the "heartbreaking" reality that her home could be flooded at any time, due to increasingly severe weather conditions.

World Earth Day: Flood victim 'living in fear' of climate change impact

Refugee Renate Collins only escaped the Nazis because she was put on the last train out of Prague before World War Two broke out.

Survivor Renate Collins shares incredible story on Holocaust Memorial Day

The Yemini community in Butetown has been raising money to help those in Yemen with the devastating impact of Covid-19. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates one in four people who contract the virus is dying in Yemen.

Butetown community appeal for help with 'desperate' situation in Yemen

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the mortality rate for Wales was 2.78 per cent higher than the average mortality rate between 2015 and 2019.

Wales ranked fifth highest in Europe for excess deaths so far this year

One of Wales’ top politicians has spoken out about having to have “difficult conversations with his son” after reliving racism he has faced throughout his life. 

Vaughan Gething on racial stereotypes and being a black politician in Wales

Virtual choir performing to mark 25th anniversary of genocide in Bosnia. 

It is the 25th anniversary week of the genocide in Srebrenica, where 8372 Muslims were killed during the Bosnian war. To mark the anniversary, a choir in Wales have teamed up with the Sarajevo National Theatre to pay tribute to those who died.

Welsh choir marks 25 years since genocide in Bosnia

Three brothers from Chepstow have spoken about why the Black Lives Matter movement is important, not just in the US, but all over the world.

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