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Flight from Kabul carrying British nationals: Foreign Secretary's statement, 9 September 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement on the departure of British nationals on a flight from Kabul.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 9 September 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Foreign Secretary said:

We are grateful to our Qatari friends for facilitating a flight carrying 13 British nationals from Kabul to safety in Doha today.

We expect the Taliban to keep to their commitment to allow safe passage for those who want to leave.

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Published 9 September 2021