Civilian evacuations from Afghanistan will finish on Saturday, the head of the UK armed forces has said as troops prepared to head home following a “heartbreaking” effort. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Operation Pitting—the effort to evacuate UK nationals and eligible Afghans from Kabul airport—had “gone as well as it could do in the circumstances.” And speaking to BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme, he said there were now “very few” civilian flights remaining. “We’re reaching the end of the evacuation, which will take place during the course of today,” he said. “And then of course it’ll be necessary to bring our troops out on the remaining aircraft.” Sir Nick also spoke of the “heartbreaking” judgment calls military personnel had been forced to make. “We haven’t been able to bring everybody out and that has been heartbreaking, and there have been some very challenging judgments …