UK to double hummanitarian services in Afghanistan

The United Kingdom says it will double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds this year.

Foreign secretary, Dominic Raab called on others to follow UK’s lead to ensure the most vulnerable Afghans receive the humanitarian assistance they need.

Earlier this week, Britain had announced plans to welcome up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban during the first year of a new resettlement programme that will prioritise women, girls and religious and other minorities.

The UK has also called on other nations to help take in afghan refugees.

Raab held conversations on the situation in Afghanistan with his counterparts in the US and India where he said he was working closely with us aid administrator, Samantha power, on the humanitarian response to ensure that aid reached the concerned people.

Foreign ministers of the G7 group would discuss the next steps of evacuations from Afghanistan during a virtual meeting today.