UK Lawmakers Slam Government Role in Afghan Withdrawal ‘Disaster’
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 4:58 pm
Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year was a “disaster” in which British soldiers and their Afghan allies were “utterly let down by deep failures of leadership” in the UK government, a Parliamentary committee has said. In a damning report (pdf) published on May 24, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons said the withdrawal from Afghanistan has been “a disaster in terms of planning, execution, and consequences for the UK’s wider interests.” “It was a betrayal of our partners in the country and, worst of all, undermined the security of the United Kingdom by encouraging our enemies to act against us,” the report said....
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/uk-lawmak ... 86299.html
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/uk-lawmak ... 86299.html