Ex-diplomat claims string of failings within department led to ‘people being left to die at the hands of the Taliban’
- Whistleblower’s main accusations
- Fresh questions about Dominic Raab’s role
- How Afghan reporter was left to the Taliban
Tens of thousands of Afghans were unable to access UK help following the fall of Kabul because of turmoil and confusion in the Foreign Office, according a devastating account by a whistleblower.
A former diplomat has claimed bureaucratic chaos, ministerial intervention, lack of planning and a short-hours culture in the department led to “people being left to die at the hands of the Taliban”.
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