LONDON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Tuesday that Britain is looking at "bespoke" resettlement scheme for Afghan refugees following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Raab told the BBC that details of the new resettlement scheme would be set out by the British home secretary and prime minister "in due course".
Britain had already admitted more than 3,300 Afghan interpreters, staff and their families for resettlement, according to the British Home Office.
The Taliban said on Sunday that the war in Afghanistan has ended, and they will soon declare the establishment of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" while taking responsible actions to ensure the safety of Afghan citizens.
Raab admitted on Monday that the speed of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan came as a surprise to the British government.
"Everyone, I think, has been surprised by the scale and the pace at which the Taliban have taken over in Afghanistan," he said.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the U.S. decision to pull out of Afghanistan has "accelerated things". The British parliament will be recalled on Wednesday from their summer recess to debate the British government's response to the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan.
British defense secretary Ben Wallace on Friday said the U.S. decision to pull its military forces out of Afghanistan was a "mistake," which has handed the Taliban "momentum" in the country.
"Of course I am worried, it is why I said I felt this was not the right time or decision to make because, of course, al-Qaida will probably come back, certainly would like that type of breeding ground," he told Sky News.
