BBCNEWS Outside Source August 25, 2021 18:33:00
By sunday, the 15th of august, the taliban was in the presidential palace. the government had fallen. and this was the worst—case scenario for the us and the uk. a 20—year shared endeavour to build a democracy was gone, replaced by a desperate rush to get people out. that was on the sunday. joe biden didn't call borisjohnson. on monday, the urgency of the situation intensified. joe biden still didn't call borisjohnson. they eventually spoke on tuesday, over 48 hours after the fall of kabul. the next day, borisjohnson explained the uk's position. the west could not continue this us—led mi...