Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) Tajikistan, (2) Uzbekistan, and (3) Turkmenistan, about the situation in Afghanistan following the takeover by the Taliban.

I most recently visited Uzbekistan on 14 September, after also visiting Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the week of 30 August for discussions on Afghanistan. The former Foreign Secretary also had telephone conversations with the Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September and the Tajik Foreign Minister on 2 September. I called the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, on 3 September, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the same day. We held discussions with counterparts on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government's international priorities.