Select committee: Foreign Affairs Committee
Follow-up to Afghanistan inquiry
Closed
Opened 18 Sep 2023
Closed 29 May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
In May 2022 the Committee concluded that there were systemic failures of intelligence, diplomacy, planning and preparation in the UK Government’s handling of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the Government’s response, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) acknowledged that there were “fundamental lessons to learn” from the withdrawal, and that it was “determined to raise standards” in preparing for and responding to future crises. The Foreign Affairs Committee is today issuing a call for written evidence on the Government’s continuing response to the Afghanistan withdrawal and progress in implementing the Committee’s recommendations within its report “ Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan ”, published in May 2022. The Committee intends to hold an evidence session on 17 October marking one year since the Government’s response to the Committee’s report. Read the call for evidence for more details about the session
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 18 September 2023.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 17 October 2023
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the FCDO relating to the Afghanistan Lessons Learned Report, dated 02/05/202429 May 2024, Correspondence
- Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the follow-up session to the Afghanistan inquiry , dated 14/12/2023 and 17/12/20236 January 2024, Correspondence
- Correspondence from the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and The UN) following up on the oral evidence session on 17 October, dated 08/11/202315 November 2023, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2023 |
Foreign Affairs Committee
Andrew Kidd · British Embassy Kabul,
Andrew McCoubrey · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Fawzia Koofi · Afghan Parliament,
Nicola Kelly,
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kidd · Former Head of UKAid Programme | British Embassy Kabul | 1 |
| Andrew McCoubrey · Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Fawzia Koofi · Former Deputy Speaker | Afghan Parliament | 1 |
| Nicola Kelly | Not recorded | 1 |
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth) | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
Correspondence
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