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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

INSANE: Foreign office admits multiple errors in uk s exit from afghanistan | Vintage Vibes

British military personnel with civilians on an evacuation flight out of Kabul
British military personnel with civilians on an evacuation flight out of Kabul. Photograph: LPhot Ben Shread/MoD/PA

The UK Foreign Office has admitted a catalogue of errors over its handling of Britain’s exit from Afghanistan, but has shut the door on many Afghans who helped the UK prior to the Taliban takeover last August, saying it will not provide false hope that they will be given the chance to come to the UK.

Foreign Office officials say it is difficult to judge whether Afghans who worked on UK-funded civilian schemes, such as the British Council, are truly in danger from the Taliban, saying the evidence is that the threat primarily applies to those who provided security support to the UK.

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