UK Did Not See Taliban Takeover Coming: Foreign Secretary

UK Did Not See Taliban Takeover Coming: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaving 10 Downing Street after attending a Cobra meeting, in London on Aug. 16, 2021. Kirsty O’Connor/PA
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted the UK government did not see the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan coming, adding it will have to engage with them in the future in order to hold them to account for their actions.

Raab said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the quick and hostile nature of the militant group’s takeover, which has prompted Afghans to flee the country.