BBCNEWS BBC News August 18, 2021 20:05:00
Here in the uk, parliament was recalled from the summer recess for an emergency session on afghanistan, in which boris johnson and his ministers came in for some stinging criticism. two broad themes dominated the debate — first, why did us and nato allies not foresee the risk of an immediate collapse in kabul — and since intelligence agencies — did in fact warn of that risk — were they slow to evacuate those afghans most in danger? mrjohnson defended his handling of the withdrawal, saying the uk had been left with no palatable choices, once american forces had been withdrawn. since 200...
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