Keep troops in Afghanistan and increase international cooperation for peace.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Urgently keep troops on the ground to mitigate further violence.
Work with other nations to support Afghanis to fight the Taliban.
Welcome Afghani asylum seekers.
Continued aid and support Afghani human rights and education.
Investigate UK connections to Taliban finance and divest UK funds.

It is not in the interests of peace and security to withdraw UK troops from Afghanistan. It will cost more in the long run and is costing lives now. We must change strategy and work diplomatically to find a solution. Any threat towards democracy, and particularly women and children in Afghanistan, threatens the world. Leaving Saigon in 1975 was regarded as strategic error, thus Kabul 202. We must take the long view, be open to a range of propositions and become informed sufficiently to act.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Help the people of Afghanistan: Help the people of Afghanistan.

Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban: Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban

Timeline

16 Aug 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Aug 2021

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