A whistleblower's made claims of a 'chaotic' and 'dysfunctional' UK operation to evacuate people from Afghanistan as Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Raphael Marshall claims thousands of emails went unread, IT systems were incompatible, and senior officials working from home slowed the process down.
The UK government says Marshall was a junior staff member whose allegations paint an inaccurate picture of the evacuation programme in August.
Then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says thousands of people were helped.
IN: 'It was...
OUT: ...difficult.'
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Raphael Marshall claims thousands of emails went unread, IT systems were incompatible, and senior officials working from home slowed the process down.
The UK government says Marshall was a junior staff member whose allegations paint an inaccurate picture of the evacuation programme in August.
Then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says thousands of people were helped.
IN: 'It was...
OUT: ...difficult.'
DUR: 29 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1207afghan-raab1.mp3