Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee

Follow-up to Afghanistan inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Sep 2023 Closed: 29 May 2024

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 …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
17 Oct 2023 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 View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
29 May 2024 To cttee Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the FCDO relating to the Afgha…
6 Jan 2024 Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the follow-up session to …
15 Nov 2023 Correspondence from the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South As…