Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab defends decision not to call his Afghan counterpart over evacuating translators who helped UK forces in Afghanistan
In a statement, Mr Raab said the government had "been working tirelessly" to evacuate people and praised "the excellent team we have in place".As a result, he said 204 UK nationals and their families, Afghan staff and other countries citizens had been evacuated on the morning of Monday 16 August, and since then the number had risen to 1,635.
Many are in fear of their lives, as the Taliban increase their hold on Afghanistan, with the United Nations warning that those deemed to have been "collaborators" by the group are being sought out in door-to-door searches. But Kabul airport is reportedly in chaos, with Taliban militants controlling access, making access to planes difficult.On Thursday, it was reported that Mr Raab had been advised by senior Foreign Office officials last week that he should make contact with Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar to request urgent assistance in rescuing interpreters.
"In any event, the Afghan foreign minister agreed to take the call, but was unable to because of the rapidly deteriorating situation."
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