Prime Minister Boris Johnson has requested MPs come back from summer recess to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, parliamentary authorities confirmed on Sunday. They said the request has been granted by Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle. On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani relinquished power as the Taliban entered Kabul, according to Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal, who confirmed there would be a transfer of power. Ghani reportedly left the country on Sunday. “The Speaker of the House of Commons has granted a request from the government to recall the House at 9:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m on Wednesday, August 18 in relation to the situation in Afghanistan,” parliamentary authorities said in a statement. Ministers and senior officials would meet on Sunday afternoon to discuss the worsening situation, Downing Street said. It came as Britain and other Western countries were scrambling to get their remaining nationals out of the country before it was …