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Dutch foreign minister resigns over chaos of Afghan evacuation

2021-09-16T19:54:07.206Z


AMSTERDAM, SANA- Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation today, after MPs condemned the


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Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation today, after her country's parliament members formally condemned her handling of the evacuation crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country.

"The Dutch parliament has acknowledged the government's irresponsible behavior and that its response has been slow or confused about the situation in Afghanistan in terms of not evacuating some local staff and people who acted as interpreters for Dutch forces in the country," Kag said in a statement today.

Kag added: “The House of Representatives promises the government has acted irresponsibly?

I can only accept the consequences of this ruling as the minister with ultimate responsibility.”

Kaag confirmed that she will remain the leader of the center-left "D66" party, which forms a government coalition with Prime Minister Mark Rutte after winning the second largest number of seats in the elections that took place last March.

For his part, Don Seder, a member of the Dutch Christian Union, said in a statement that the party supports Parliament's motion against Kag and a similar one against Defense Minister Ank Bielefeld, adding that "the Dutch government failed to show decisiveness, show empathy and ultimately take responsibility for the people for whom it is responsible." in Afghanistan.”

Kag's resignation came a day after British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was fired over his handling of the situation in Afghanistan.

The evacuation of Western countries for their nationals and Afghan citizens who worked in their interest faced great criticism due to the chaos that prevailed and the lack of coordination and preparation, which led to the death of a number of Afghan citizens and left others who had hoped for evacuation with the Taliban movement taking control of the country in the middle of last month.

Source: sena

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