'I can only accept the consequences of this judgment as the minister with ultimate responsibility,' Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said.
The Dutch parliament passed a motion of censure against the Cabinet over its handling of the evacuations from Afghanistan for Dutch allies, and the Dutch foreign minister resigned on Thursday.
Kaag immediately announced her resignation following a vote of no confidence from the lower house of parliament, which passed the motion of censure against the Cabinet on Thursday. The Dutch military managed to evacuate about 2,100 to neighboring countries at the end of August, Reuters reported. However, hundreds of Dutch citizens and an unspecified number of Afghan allies who assisted Dutch troops or worked for nongovernmental organizations who were unable to reach the Kabul international airport in time were left behind.Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation following a motion of censure against the Cabinet by parliament.
Kaag was a minister in a caretaker Dutch government that is in power amid drawn-out negotiations to form a new ruling coalition following a general election in March.
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