Afghanistan: Development Aid
Commons · Question 62986 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Jul 2025
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 ...