United Kingdom will work with Afghan Taliban govt if necessary, says PM Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Boris Johnson, insisted on Friday that his kingdom nation would work with the reinstated Afghan Taliban government if necessary, in its efforts to find solution to Afghanistan challenges.
“What I want to assure people is that our political and diplomatic efforts to find a solution for Afghanistan, working with the Taliban, of course if necessary, will go on,” Johnson told media.
He said the situation at Kabul airport, where thousands of desperate Afghans had thronged seeking exodus from the country, was getting “slightly better”.
The British government said it had secured the evacuation of 1,615 people since Saturday, including 399 British nationals and their dependants, 320 embassy staff and 402 Afghans.
Asked if he still had confidence in Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab who has faced calls for his resignation from opponents for his response to the crisis, he said: “Absolutely”.
