Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last spoke to (a) the Afghan Foreign Minister or (b) other senior Afghan officials prior to Taliban forces taking control of Kabul on 15 August.

This question was answered on 10th September 2021
FCDO Ministers are in frequent contact with Ministers and senior officials in the Afghan Government. Ministers, including the Foreign Secretary and Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, were also in close contact with regional and international partners on emerging events in Afghanistan.