Ben Wallace told the Mail the UK had urged ‘like-minded’ nations to stay on after US troops withdrew. Consequently, Nato states all brought their soldiers home together and the Taliban began an offensive. Nato states all brought their soldiers home together and the Taliban began an offensive. The possibility... was not viable.’The Defence Secretary said Donald Trump’s deal with the Taliban early last year convinced the militants they had been victorious. ‘It saddens me that the deal picked apart a lot of what had been achieved in Afghanistan over 20 years.

Source: Daily Mail August 08, 2021 21:20 UTC