Britain is launching a diplomatic push to encourage allies to join Britain and offer to accept Afghan refugees fleeing Afghanistan. Taliban regime.
The British government announced that as part of its resettlement plan, the UK will accept up to 20,000 people who want to leave Afghanistan, of which 5,000 will be accepted in the next 12 months.
Downing Street stated that the government would encourage international partners to follow “one of the most generous asylum programs in British history”-but labor Said that this proposal is not bold enough.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominic Rab Scheduled to talk to other ministers of the Group of Seven on Thursday to discuss international cooperation, the leaders of the group — and the United Kingdom, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy — will hold a virtual meeting next week.
Mr. Raab also held talks with his counterparts in India and the United States on Wednesday night-this is the second time he has spoken with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken this week.
Cabinet ministers faced further embarrassing headlines as the help of Afghan interpreters supporting the British army was reportedly delayed because Mr. Raab was on holiday in Crete and was unable to make calls.
According to the Daily Mail, officials from the Office of Foreign Affairs, Federation and Development advised Mr. Raab to call Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar on Friday-two days before the Taliban march to Kabul, just because he was on vacation. “Unable to contact” during the period.
The paper stated that the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently refused to arrange a phone call with a junior minister and postponed it to the next day.
This Ministry of Foreign Affairs Said: “The Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in a series of other calls, and this call was entrusted to another minister.”
On Wednesday, during a lively debate in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister and Mr. Raab’s decision to take a vacation during the Taliban’s advancement was reviewed because the Parliament was recalled during the summer vacation for parliamentarians and colleagues to debate the situation in Afghanistan.
Labour Party leader Sir Kil Starmer criticized the couple when he told MPs: “You can’t coordinate the international response from the beach.”
Downing Street stated that the Prime Minister will turn his attention to international efforts to support the Afghan people, including the emerging refugee crisis.
A No. 10 spokeswoman said: “We are now asking our international partners to honor the UK’s promises and work with us to provide a lifeline for the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan.”
However, Lisa Nandi, the shadow foreign secretary, was critical of the government’s proposal when she appeared during the BBC’s question time.
The veteran Labour MP said that “it is clear that 5,000 people will be too few in the next 12 months” and called for “more generous proposals”.
The refugee debate took place after an increase in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan was announced on the 10th, and it doubled to 286 million pounds.
The prime minister’s official spokesperson denied that the money would be provided to the Taliban and told reporters that the money would be distributed with the United Nations (UN) and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Both Mr. Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden were severely criticized during the emergency debate in Parliament.
In the crowded House of Commons, the Prime Minister defended the final withdrawal of British troops, saying that it was an “illusion” that international military missions could continue without US troops.
But the predecessor, Theresa May, was one of those who targeted Mr. Johnson’s actions, accusing him of hoping that once the United States and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan, they would “pray on the side and everything will be fine at night.”
Ms. May also criticized Mr. Biden’s “unilateral” decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. Senior lawmakers-including former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and former Conservative Party leader Sir Ian Duncan Smith-directed their anger at the White House. The current president.
In Afghanistan, despite the chaos at the airport, Taliban militants are conducting random checks, but the British efforts to repatriate British nationals and local supporters in Afghanistan continue to accelerate.
In his latest news to members of Parliament, Mr. Johnson stated that so far, the government has ensured the safe return of 306 British nationals and 2,052 Afghans in the rescue work.
Sir Laurie Bristow, the British ambassador to Afghanistan, stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel hoped that “at least” 1,000 people would leave the country every day—but warned that only “days, not a few days” were left to complete the task. week”.
