カテゴリー: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Idea that Boris Johnson personally approved animal evacuation adds to hurt, say those who worked with BritishAfghans who worked for the British but were not able to get on flights out of Kabul said the revelation that Boris Johnson appears to have pers…
Pamphlets attacked the president and foreign ministerShocking new details have emerged of Britain’s role in one of the most brutal massacres of the postwar 20th century.Last year the Observer revealed how British officials secretly deployed black propa…
Abdullah says guards who risked their lives for the British cannot understand why they have been abandonedAbdullah*, 34, was a security guard for the British embassy, employed under contract by GardaWorld, and had a senior management role, looking afte…
Nasir is stranded in Jalalabad with his family and says he feels let down by the UK Foreign OfficeNasir*, 43, is a British citizen, stuck in Jalalabad with his six-year-old son, also a British citizen, and his wife, who is an Afghan national.I moved t…
British nationals and vulnerable Afghans stuck without help months after Taliban takeoverBritish nationals and vulnerable Afghans who have been approved for evacuation have spoken of their anguish and frustration as they remain trapped in Afghanistan m…
Former foreign secretary defends record, saying UK brought out 15,000 people in two weeksToday’s politics news – live updatesDominic Raab has rebuffed a number of charges from a whistleblower who claimed there was an incompetent and chaotic response to…
‘Fahim’ was cleared to leave Kabul. Then the phone went dead. Now he moves house every two days to evade captureWhistleblower condemns Foreign Office over Kabul evacuationWhistleblower’s main accusationsFresh questions about Dominic Raab’s roleFahim, a…
Civil servants scrambling to save Afghans were ‘appalled by our chaotic system’ and animals were put above humansWhistleblower condemns Foreign Office over Kabul evacuationFresh questions about Dominic Raab’s role in debacleHow Afghan reporter was left…
Five men and one woman who have fled Taliban are given no reason for rejectionSix environmental experts from Afghanistan who were due to attend Cop26 as their country’s delegates to the global conference have had their applications rejected just days b…
Group record message for UK officials as visa rules for dependants add to practical difficultiesMore than 60 British nationals who remain stranded in Afghanistan have criticised the government for abandoning them and their families in an increasingly d…
Environmental campaigners who worked with UK officials fear for their lives after receiving death threatsThe UK government has been accused of ignoring the plight of three environmental activists from Afghanistan who worked with British officials to mi…
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…
The 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…
Foreign 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…
Sir 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…