Committees

The UK and Afghanistan

Inquiry

The Committee’s inquiry will explore the UK’s diplomatic, military and aid strategy for Afghanistan, including scrutiny of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. It will consider the UK’s work with international partners such as the US, NATO, and the Afghan government. It will also consider the regional dynamics of instability in Afghanistan, the implementation of the agreement between the US and the Taliban for the withdrawal of foreign troops, and prospects for negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

 

Reports, special reports and government responses

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2nd Report - The UK and Afghanistan
Inquiry The UK and Afghanistan
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Government Response to the Committee's UK and Afghanistan inquiry
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Oral evidence transcripts

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17 November 2020
Inquiry The UK and Afghanistan
Witnesses Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), and Baroness Goldie (Minister of State at Ministry of Defence)
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4 November 2020
Inquiry The UK and Afghanistan
Witnesses Brigadier (Retired) Ian Thomas OBE (Former Commander of Operation Toral and Dean of Academic Studies at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst), and Dr Edward R Flint (Head of Department, Defence and International Affairs Department at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst)
Committees International Relations and Defence Committee
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28 October 2020
Inquiry The UK and Afghanistan
Witnesses Dr Avinash Paliwal (Associate Professor and Deputy Director, South Asia Institute at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London), and Dr Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh (Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Institute for Political Studies at Sciences Po, Paris)
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Written evidence

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AFG0008 - The UK and Afghanistan
Witnesses The Hazara Research Collective
Committees International Relations and Defence Committee
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AFG0028 - The UK and Afghanistan
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AFG0029 - The UK and Afghanistan
Witnesses Shabnam Nasimi
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Other publications

Government Responses
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Correspondence
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  • Email: hlintlrelations@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 7412 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: International Relations and Defence Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW