Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Afghanistan: Diplomatic Service
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 20 March 2017 to Questions 67806 and 67810, how many diplomats and members of staff based at the UK Embassy in Kabul are UK nationals and are fluent in (a) Dari and (b) Pashto.
- Answer
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Further to my answers of 20 March 2017 (PQ 67806 and PQ 67810), the British Embassy in Kabul has approximately 160 local staff, many of whom speak Dari or Pashto as their native language. We also have a small number of UK-based roles in Kabul where we have trained job holders to speak Dari or Pashto. We are not able to disclose exact figures for operational reasons.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 69646
- Session
- 2016-17
- Related items
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pashto and Persian Language
Monday, 20 March 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
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- Diplomatic service Afghanistan Pashto Persian language
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- Yes
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