it is clear that some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. mr marshall, who has since left the diplomatic service, said there were not enough staff and, one saturday afternoon, he was the only person monitoring and processing e—mails in the afghan special cases inbox. thousands of which, he said, remained unread. the chairman of the foreign affairs committee said that mr marshall's evidence raised serious questions about the leadership at the foreign office. i am deeply concerned about many of the things the whistle—blower has raised, including about all those at the very top of the department. the whistle—blower, mr marshall, was dealing with a very, very difficult situation in which many of us were trying to get out people who had served us with enormous courage and integrity for sometimes as much as 20 years. and so i am extremely concerned to hear what he said. mr marshall singled out dominic raab, then foreign secretary, who,