The British charge d’ affaires to Afghanistan and the acting spokesman for the IEA political office in Qatar have discussed the current situation and challenges in Afghanistan. Robert C Dickson, he UK charge d’ affaires announced in a…
Thousands of Afghan refugees currently being houses in hotels in the United Kingdom (UK) are likely to become homeless in August due a government deadline for their eviction, a media report said. About 8,000 Afghan refugees, allowed into…
The UK government says it is in negotiations on the safety of the three British men being held in Afghanistan. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Sunday: "If they're British citizens (held) abroad, then the UK government is…
Nearly 9,000 Afghan refugees are expected to be moved into permanent homes in the United Kingdom, a media report said on Wednesday. The Afghan refugees living in hotels in Britain after being evacuated from Afghanistan are expected to…
The pullout of British troops from Afghanistan was a dark chapter for the UK, says an influential Conservative Party leader. Tobias Ellwood, who heads the Defence Committee, called for an "honest" probe into the UK's exit from the…
The United Kingdom is concerned the caretaker government’s ban on Afghan women working for aid groups will stop millions of people from receiving assistance. As international aid agencies suspended operations after the ban, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly blamed…
The United Kingdom (UK) has launched an independent inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings by its soldiers in Afghanistan, according to a media report on Friday. The statutory inquiry headed by senior judge Charles Haddon-Cave will start early…
Britain's two-decade military mission in Afghanistan was a failure, admits the UK defence secretary. In an interview, Ben Wallace said the reasons for intervening 'crumbled before our eyes' during last year's muddled troop pullout. Speaking to Mail Online,…
British Army’s Special Air Service (SAS) personnel repeatedly killed Afghan detainees and unarmed men, claims a BBC investigation. The Special Forces Unit of the British Army specialises in multiple roles, including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and covert…
The United Kingdom has announced £2.5 million to help the Afghan people with immediate life-saving support. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss pledged on Friday the UK would provide £2.5 million Afghans affected by the devastating earthquake this week. Disaster…
UK does not support anyone, including Afghan nationals, seeking to achieve political change through violence in Afghanistan, the Chargé d’Affaires at the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha, Hugo Shorter said. In a statement, Shorter said the UK…
UK’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, has asked the British government to urgently set out a comprehensive strategy for engaging with Afghanistan to support the millions of civilians who are starving. According to The Guardian, Lammy flown to…
The UK’s shadow foreign secretary is visiting Kabul to assess the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a British newspaper reported on Wednesday. David Lammy is being accompanied by Preet Gill, the shadow minister for international development,…
The prime ministers of Britain and India have called on the Taliban government to allow girls’ return to secondary schools. Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi also voiced their deep concerns on Saturday about the humanitarian situation…
The British government has added top Russian business leaders to the updated sanctions list, says a media report. Put on the sanctions list are leaders of the Russian oil producer, Sistema Holding and ex-president of railways, TASS news…
Citing continued instability and threats from terrorist organizations, the United Kingdom on Wednesday warned its citizens against travelling to Afghanistan.
Normalized relations between the Acting Afghan government and the international community will depend mostly on the Taliban’s actions and their delivery on commitments and obligations to the Afghan people and to the international community. It was stated in…
The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has pledged to release nearly about $133 million in emergency funds to Afghanistan, reports Sky News. The pledge came on Friday, a day after pleas from two former aid chiefs, who warned…
The Pakistan army chief has reiterated the need for global convergence on Afghanistan to avert a humanitarian crisis there. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, at a meeting with the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP), called for…
At the conclusion of the G20 summit, British prime minister pledged more than $68 million in aid to Afghanistan. The two-day summit of the world's largest economies concluded on Sunday in the Italian capital, Rome. According to reports,…
The United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence paid out £688,000 for 289 civilian deaths between 2006-14, an average of £2,380, in Afghanistan, according to a media report on Friday. But in one case, a family was paid just…
UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab says his country will continue to extend humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. At a joint news conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday,…
Afghan National Security Advisor Dr Hamdullah Mohib, met Sir Stephen Lovegrove, national security adviser of the United Kingdom. NSA Mohib and Mr. Lovegrove discussed the continuation of cooperation on matters of peace, security, and counterterrorism between the…
Most UK troops have pulled out of Afghanistan after almost two decades of deployment, confirms the British prime minister. Al-Jazeera quoted Boris Johnson saying on Thursday the threat that Al-Qaeda posed to Britain had been reduced significantly. However,…
