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It is the government’s duty to help avert a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe, say Elizabeth Winter, Stephanie Draper and Christine AllenAs a new secretary of state, Liz Truss, takes the reins at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…
Read MoreThe withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanistan is over,” proclaimed Joe Biden. How wrong he will be proved to be.This was never a baseball game that simply folds when we all walk away, ye…
Read MoreForeign secretary says Afghanistan’s fall came ‘faster than anyone anticipated’ during Islamabad visitDominic Raab has said there was widespread surprise including among the Taliban at the speed with which the group swept to military victory in Afghani…
Read MoreSir Nicholas Kay says he feels shame over collapse to Taliban as he calls for lessons learned inquiry The former UK ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay has said the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is playing catch-up with other coun…
Read MoreJames Cleverly describes ‘flood of requests’ for help after reports that emails about Afghans may have gone unreadThe UK evacuation effort from Afghanistan had to focus on people already at Kabul airport meaning many cases raised by MPs and others may …
Read MoreUK passport holders describe feeling abandoned as the end of the evacuation nearsFear and fury in Kabul as thousands face being abandoned by UKUK Afghans and stranded relatives speak of anguish as time to leave ebbsBritish nationals stuck in Kabul have…
Read MoreMost single nationality Britons now evacuated but some with dual citizenship say they are being given lower priorityAfghanistan: live updatesBritish nationals of Afghan origin are being overlooked in the evacuation from Kabul, lawyers and campaigners h…
Read MoreForeign secretary says need for the call while he was in Crete was ‘quickly overtaken by events’Dominic Raab has confirmed he delegated a phone call with the Afghan foreign minister to a junior, and argued that it was the correct thing to do, in his fi…
Read MoreHow the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan precipitated a political one at the heart of UK governmentOn Thursday last week, the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, had tried to sound composed as he announced a small number of British troops were heading ou…
Read MoreExclusive: defence secretary accuses Foreign Office of leaving MoD staff to handle visa fallout, say sourcesCabinet splits have emerged over Afghanistan, with the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, accusing the Foreign Office of evacuating diplomats while…
Read MoreFears Chevening scholarship students blocked by Foreign Office could become targets of TalibanTaliban enter Kabul – live updatesBoris Johnson has promised that the government will try to help 35 Afghan students get visas to travel to the UK, after they…
Read MoreFCDO advises UK nationals to leave in the face of rising Taliban threat but stresses limits of British consular helpMinisters are advising all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the “worsening security situation” but have warne…
Read MoreAs women and children lose out on programmes that could change their lives, Britain’s reputation has been diminishedBukola Onyishi was delighted when she found out that the British government was going to help her realise a dream in one of the poorest …
Read MoreBoris Johnson has announced the end of Britain’s military mission in Afghanistan, following a hasty and secretive exit of the last remaining troops 20 years after the post-9/11 invasion that started the ‘war on terror’. Speaking in the Commons, the pri…
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