Prince William personally intervened to ensure Afghan officer and family fled Kabul safely

Prince William reportedly personally intervened in order for an Afghan officer to be able to safely flee Kabul.

Per The Telegraph, the Duke of Cambridge knew the officer from when they were cadets at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and was able to ensure the former cadet and his family safely journeyed to the United Kingdom.

After hearing of the officer's struggle to secure safe passage out of Afghanistan after it fell to the Taliban, the 39-year-old asked Naval officer Rob Dixon, the duke's equerry, to make some phone calls on his behalf.

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The officer, who is believed to have served with the Afghan National Army, and his relatives were allowed to board a flight to the United Kingdom after Lieutenant Commander Dixon was able to successfully contact the relevant personnel.

Lieutenant Commander Dixon started working as the Cambridge household's equerry in September last year, where he assists the Cambridges.

Per The Telegraph, the Afghan officer the Duke and Lieutenant Commander Dixon assisted had been working closely with British troops in Afghanistan, and had been integral to the British military's operation there.

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Due to the significant role the Afghan officer played in the British military operation in Afghanistan, the officer and his family group, which comprised of more than 10 people including several women and children, were thought to have been particularly vulnerable.

All members of the officer's group were eligible to leave Afghanistan, but were caught in the chaos at Kabul airport.

All personnel on the ground at Kabul airport working on the evacuation operation, members of which were from The Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment and 16 Air Assault Brigade, are understood to know about Prince William's intervention.

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Prince William, who completed over seven years of full-time military service, is Patron of the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Honorary Air Commandant of Royal Air Force Coningsby.

The duke trained initially as an officer, where he eventually was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals Regiment.

He also trained as a pilot, where he earned his wings in the British military after completing training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell.

In order to then become a full-time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force, Prince William also underwent helicopter flying training.

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