A British MPs report said the UK’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year revealed “systematic failures in leadership, planning and preparation”.

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee investigation cites “a fundamental lack of planning, control or leadership during the national emergency” prior to and during the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021. “The way we got out of Afghanistan was disastrous. betrayed our allies and would harm the interests of the people,” the report says. which the Taliban have taken control (Kabul), or plan and prepare the evacuation of our Afghan partners.”

He pointed out that “Most of all, the Foreign Office owes a total lack of planning for the evacuation of Afghans who were supported by the British Mission, without direct employment by the British government, despite knowing 18 months before the collapse of Afghanistan that it might be necessary to carry out an evacuation” . Considering that “the people in charge of the Foreign Office should be ashamed because civil servants, with a great deal of honesty, felt compelled to risk their careers to draw attention to the situation.”

The report pointed to “a lack of chain of command within the government and political interference that cannot be traced and held accountable”, noting that “senior officials believed that the prime minister played a greater role in some decisions than was acknowledged. “

The committee urged the government to “develop a serious strategy (regulation) for its future involvement in Afghanistan,” warning that “attempts to completely isolate the new regime could not only harm the Afghan people, but also leave a vacuum for China.” fill.”