K officer and Taliban Discussing how to ensure that the “secure channel” leaves Afghanistan For British nationals and Afghan allies.
Downing Street confirmed that the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Transitional Issues, Sir Simon Gass, has travelled to Qatar and met with the “Taliban High Representative” to emphasize the importance of allowing people to leave Afghanistan.
When the news broke, the Office of Foreign Affairs, Federal and Development (FCDO) announced that it would deploy 15 crisis response experts to Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to assist British diplomats in their work so that people can cross the land border to flee Afghanistan and arrive. U.K.
Officials are expected to arrive in the next 48 hours, focusing on helping British nationals, interpreters and other Afghans employed in the UK, as well as those Afghans considered the most dangerous.
Elsewhere, the work from home Afghans who have worked with the British government and military will be able to move to the UK permanently.
Former Afghan staff and their family members who meet the conditions of the Afghanistan Relocation and Assistance Policy (Arap) will immediately retain their indefinite leave, instead of the five-year temporary residency allowed previously.
This is part of the government’s warm welcome to help Afghans rebuild their lives in the UK.
Since August 13, more than 8,000 Arap claimants are among the more than 15,000 people evacuated in the UK.
The number of British Foreign Secretary staying in Afghanistan is “low hundreds” Dominic Rab Said on Tuesday.
After the Taliban seized power, as the United States withdrew its last force after a 20-year mission, he was unable to give an “exact” number of how many Afghans the British failed to airlift to safety.
But as a further sign of the rapid transfer of power in the region, Downing Street confirmed the talks between Sir Simon and the Taliban.
A No. 10 spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Transition Issues Simon Gass has traveled to Doha and is meeting with senior Taliban representatives to emphasize the importance of British nationals and those Afghans who have worked in leaving Afghanistan safely. In the past Stay with us for 20 years.”
According to Pakistani media reports, Richard Moore, head of MI6, has held talks with the Pakistani military on Afghanistan in recent days.
The “Daily Telegraph” also reported that in the past two weeks, senior British intelligence officials and the Taliban had secret discussions in Kabul.
The newspaper stated that the purpose of the talks was to seek assurance that Afghanistan would not be used to launch terrorist attacks on the West.
Regarding the deployment of three teams to strengthen efforts to help people cross the Afghan border, Mr. Raab said: “The UK has evacuated more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan in the past two weeks, but we know that not everyone wants to leave and is eligible for British support. Can.
“We will support them and we are working with partners in neighboring countries to support follow-up trips to the UK.
“These latest rapid deployment teams will reinforce these efforts and strengthen our local embassy team to help those in need.”
Mr. Raab will also meet with members of Congress on Wednesday to discuss the government’s approach to the Afghan crisis.
With doubts about his future as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the tenth insisted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “full of confidence” in Mr. Raab.
Some of the anger is because the Taliban are regaining control of Afghanistan and therefore stay on holiday in Crete.
Mr. Raab will be questioned by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons and the shadow minister of foreign affairs Lisa Nandy Insists that her opponent has questions to answer, “it’s not just the chaos of the past two weeks.”
She said: “This is the biggest foreign policy failure in a generation.
“When the Minister of Foreign Affairs appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee, he had some serious questions to answer.”
Ms. Nandi added: “The Minister of Foreign Affairs had 18 months of preparation time, but was missing during the operation.
“Therefore, in his view, Britain is becoming weaker and weaker in the world and faces a greater risk of terrorism.”
