London:
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday met with the evacuees from Afghanistan who are becoming hosted by Qatar and stated that the UK will continue working with their partners in response to the humanitarian plight and assure protected passage for these who want to leave the war-torn nation.
“Today I met evacuees from Afghanistan who are being hosted by our Qatari friends. The UK has already committed 286 million Pound Sterling of life-saving aid & will continue working with our partners in response to the humanitarian plight and ensure safe passage for those who want to leave,” Mr Raab tweeted.
On Thursday morning, Mr Raab arrived in Qatar to talk about the Afghanistan circumstance with Qatar Foreign Minister in Doha.
The UK foreign secretary had earlier stated there was a want to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but the United Kingdom had no quick plans to recognise its government, Al Jazeera reported.
Mr Raab stated that the UK will not recognise the Taliban “any time in the foreseeable future”, adding that he will judge the group by its actions, not by words.
Meanwhile, Qatar has been working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul airport “as soon as possible”, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stated, adding that the Gulf state was also looking for technical help from Turkey, Al Jazeera reported.
The circumstance in Afghanistan has been deteriorating considering the fact that the Taliban seized manage of the nation. On August 15, the Afghan government fell quickly soon after President Ashraf Ghani left the nation and Kabul fell to the Taliban.