Dominic Raab under mounting pressure to resign after delegated Afghanistan interpreters call never made
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dailyrecord.co.ukForeign Secretary was reportedly "unavailable" when officials in his department suggested he "urgently" call Afghan foreign minister Hanif Atmar on August 13 - two days before the Taliban marched on Kabul - to arrange help for those who supported British troops.
It was initially reported the Afghan Foreign Ministry refused to arrange a call with a junior minister, pushing it back to the next day.
But a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson later said: "Given the rapidly changing situation, it was not possible to arrange a call before the Afghan government collapsed."Raab was on holiday on the Greek island of Crete and said to be staying at the five-star "luxury" Amirandes Hotel when the request for the call was made.
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