Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, leaves 10 Downing Street following a meeting, in London, Thursday Aug. 19, 2021. Raab has rejected calls to resign for not interrupting his holiday on the Greek island of Crete to make a call to help translators flee from Afghanistan. According to news reports Raab did not call his Afghan counterpart to arrange help for those who supported British troops, two days before the Taliban captured Kabul, and Raab cut short his holiday. (Kirsty O’Connor/PA via AP)
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the U.K. withdrawal from Afghanistan will take every last minute to meet the deadline for evacuating citizens.
On Wednesday, the secretary said their main goal is maximizing the time spent on the ground getting people through the airport given the Taliban’s pressure to get foreigners out of the country. Raab said to be able to do so, the Taliban will have to cooperate with international partners in able to control even their own people.
“If they want a functioning airport, if they want a functioning economy even at a rudimentary level, they will have to moderate the way they go about their conduct and their business,” he stated. “And that will mean being more inclusive, providing assurances to people within their own country.”
My op-ed for @Telegraph on how we're securing safe passage for British Nationals and the Afghans who helped us out of Afghanistan, and our long-term strategy to protect the gains of the last 20 years https://t.co/PpzaSWFdqm
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) August 24, 2021
The British official said the Taliban will also have to face tests at an international level. At this time, the minister has no word on when the last British flight will be leaving Kabul.
Source: One America News Network
