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First report - Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 169
Published 24 May 2022
Government response
Second Special Report - Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 29 Jul 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Rejected
Once the US decision was announced in February 2020, the UK Government should have immediately...
Conclusion
Once the US decision was announced in February 2020, the UK Government should have immediately taken steps to develop a clear and coherent policv on who it would prioritise for evacuation; to gather and securely store information on eligible locally- …
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Government Response Summary
The government does not agree that it failed to plan for a possible evacuation, or that the FCDO failed to plan for the possible closure of the British Embassy in Kabul and refers to further sections.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Conclusion
Rejected
Para 37
The failure to plan for the Special Cases evacuations, or to put in place a...
Conclusion
The failure to plan for the Special Cases evacuations, or to put in place a fair and robust prioritisation system, left the process open to arbitrary political interventions. This is illustrated by the case of the Nowzad animal charity. Amid …
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Government Response Summary
The Government does not agree that it failed to plan for a possible evacuation or that the FCDO failed to plan for the possible closure of the British Embassy in Kabul.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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