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Committee Material Published 4 Mar 2022 ↗ View on Parliament

The Government has been far too slow to work with its international counterparts to find ways to help unblock the banking system in Afghanistan. This has put at grave risk the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. It is also deepening the humanitarian suffering of the people of Afghanistan. (Paragraph 71) 30 Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people

The Government has been far too slow to work with its international counterparts to find ways to help unblock the banking system in Afghanistan. This has put at grave risk the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. It is also deepening the humanitarian suffering of the people of Afghanistan. (Paragraph 71) 30 Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: We do not accept the Committee’s conclusion. We have been discussing this at senior level with the US and other bilateral partners, and directly with the UN, including key agencies, the World Bank, and other relevant institutions since September 2021. The Government used its diplomatic network to en