Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominic Rab Because the crisis spent a week abroad, it was criticized Afghanistan Untie.
The Office of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development said that Mr. Raab will return to the UK on Sunday and will “personally monitor” the department’s response to the crisis.
But the shadow minister of foreign affairs Lisa Nandy It is unacceptable to say that he was absent during the great international turmoil.
“It is shameful for the foreign minister to leave his post without permission in such a large-scale international crisis,” she said.
“A disaster is unfolding before our eyes. Although the Foreign Secretary is nowhere to be found, hundreds of British nationals are evacuating and his department is canceling scholarships for young Afghans.”
Tom Tugendhat, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons and Conservative MP, also severely criticized when asked about the FCDO’s possible response to the downfall of the Afghan government.
“I don’t know what is being done because we have not heard from the Minister of Foreign Affairs for about a week, even though this is the biggest single policy disaster since the Suez Canal,” he told BBC News.
A government spokesperson said: “The Minister of Foreign Affairs personally monitors FCDO’s response and contacts with international partners. In view of this situation, he will return to the UK today.”
At the same time, Mr. Raab said on Twitter that he had been sharing his “deep concern” about the situation in Afghanistan with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi.
He said that they agreed that “the international community has united and told Taliban The violence must end and human rights must be protected”.
