Deep concern over Afghanistan's future, violence must end - UK's Raab


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  • Sunday, 15 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday said he was deeply concerned about the future of Afghanistan and called on the Taliban insurgents to end violence as they entered the capital city Kabul.

"Shared my deep concerns about the future for Afghanistan with FM Qureshi," Raab wrote on Twitter, referring to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

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