‘Failure of political will led to Kabul exit’
Daily Express|August 17, 2022
THE Armed Forces chief at the time Kabul fell to the Taliban says “a failure of political will” as part of a “wider malaise” led to last summer’s evacuation.
Ben Hatton
‘Failure of political will led to Kabul exit’

Former chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter also called for the international community to engage with the Taliban.

Without dialogue, he fears Afghanistan could become a pariah state and “harbour terrorists”.

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