UK Working on Number of Afghan Refugees It Will Accept: Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Downing Street for a Cobra meeting over the situation in Afghanistan in London on Aug. 16, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA

The UK is working on how many Afghan refugees it can accept, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, as countries prepare for an exodus following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Asked to give an estimated number after a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms meeting, Raab told reporters the government is currently working it out.