ominic Raab’s diplomatic journey to assist those who want to escape Taliban It was over, and attention began to shift to Westminster.
The foreign secretary leaves Pakistan After meeting with Prime Minister Mahdumsha Mahmoud Qureshi Imran Khan And the country’s military commander.
Mr. Raab also visited Tolkham, the main border crossing point between Pakistan and Pakistan. Afghanistan Look at the “challenges” faced from a “humanitarian perspective.”
He continued: “But it also applies to British nationals or Afghan workers working for the UK government Those who try to cross the border.
“We discussed practical arrangements to ensure safe access to Pakistan and other third countries through the border.”
Mr. Khan’s office stated that the Prime Minister of Pakistan emphasized the need to “stabilize the security situation in Afghanistan, take measures to consolidate peace, and prevent any large-scale exodus”.
A statement added that he also “warned against playing the role of a’destroyer’ inside and outside Afghanistan, which may destabilize the situation.”
With the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul still closed, Pakistan is crucial in helping people escape from Afghanistan because the two countries share a land border.
The House of Commons will end its summer recess on Monday. It is expected that Mr. Raab and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face new pressure to explain their response to the crisis and explain how they will help more people leave the country.
Since August 13, more than 8,000 former Afghan staff and their families out of the more than 15,000 people evacuated by the UK have met the conditions of the Afghanistan Relocation and Assistance Policy (Arap).
However, thousands of Afghans and their relatives and other vulnerable civilians who helped the British work in the country may have been left behind.
Mr. Raab was criticized for taking a holiday in Crete when the Taliban came to power in August. He claimed at a press conference in Islamabad that the rate of change in Afghanistan was “generally unexpected”.
He said: “I think it’s fair to say that this takeover is faster than anyone expected, not just Britain or NATO allies, but I’m talking here with our friends.
“And I suspect that the Taliban and ordinary Afghans were taken aback.
“I think the speed at which power integration occurs is generally surprising.”
These remarks are different from Mr. Johnson, who claimed that the situation in Afghanistan may “change” “very rapidly” for “months.”
Mr. Raab also visited Qatar and held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhridin during his visit to the region to assess the crisis.
The Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Transition, Sir Simon Gass, also held talks with the Taliban.
Elsewhere, Mr. Johnson once again insisted that any recognition of the Taliban depends on them “upholding human rights” and allowing safe passage for those who want to leave Afghanistan.
After the Prime Minister met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Friday night: “They discussed the situation in Afghanistan and agreed that a concerted international effort is needed to prevent a humanitarian emergency in the region.
“Both leaders emphasized that any recognition of the Taliban must be based on their upholding of human rights and allowing safe exit.
“They agreed to work together to re-establish an international diplomatic presence in Afghanistan as soon as the political and security environment permits.”
