Britain is in direct talks with the Taliban over securing safe passage out of Afghanistan for UK nationals and Afghans who have worked for Britain, a government spokesperson says.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's special representative for Afghan transition, Simon Gass, travelled to Doha, Qatar, to meet Taliban representatives, the spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
"(Gass) is meeting with senior Taliban representatives to underline the importance of safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals, and those Afghans who have worked with us over the past 20 years," the statement said.
The US completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban's return to power.
Britain's mission came to an end on Saturday, when its last military flight left Kabul after pulling out more than 15,000 people in the two weeks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.
Australian Associated Press
