Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62986

Afghanistan: Development Aid

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the the UK Mission to Afghanistan from Doha to a UK-based Afghanistan department.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha closed on 30 June 2025. Mr Richard Lindsay was appointed as Special Envoy to Afghanistan on 17 June. He will lead a new Afghanistan department from the UK, taking on the duties of the current Chargé d'Affaires. These ...

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