Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the US withdrawal from talks with the Taliban on the future of Afghanistan.
There remains a fundamental need for a peace process in Afghanistan in order to secure a better future for Afghanistan. All sides have stated their commitment to achieve this. To make that possible, the British Government supports a swift return to dialogue, and calls on all sides to reduce the violence.