Dutch Foreign Minister Kaag Resigns Over Afghanistan Fallout

Sigrid Kaag resigns at the House of Representatives in the Hague, on Sept. 16.Photographer: Bart Maat/AFP/Getty Images
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Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said she’s resigning after lawmakers criticized her role in the evacuation of embassy workers from Kabul following the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A majority in parliament supported a motion of disapproval on Thursday that said the government didn’t act with sufficient urgency, endangering Dutch and Afghan workers, many of whom remain stuck in the country.