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Afghanistan: Armed Forces

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 41143, tabled on 18 August 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 2404, whether the UK Government continues to provide assistance to the ANDSF; and how the UK Government has helped increase the capabilities of the ANDSF since 17 May 2021.

Answered on

10 September 2021

We are proud of the work British and allied forces have done in the last two decades alongside the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, equipping them and developing their capability.
We will no longer provide funding to Afghan security institutions, redirecting this to humanitarian efforts which benefit the Afghan people


We will now use every diplomatic and humanitarian lever at our disposal to restore stability to Afghanistan.