Raab rejects US claims Britain indirectly to blame for Kabul attacks

UK foreign secretary defends British role in Afghan withdrawal in lead-up to last week's suicide bombings

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Dominic Raab has rejected US claims that Britain was indirectly responsible for the suicide attacks at Kabul airport last week by insisting that the Abbey Gate entry point to the site be kept open to allow British nationals to enter the airport.

He said the story was simply untrue", adding nothing the UK did required Abbey Gate to be kept open.