A decorated SAS veteran says pulling troops out of Afghanistan will leave blood on hands of the UK governmentExclusive: UK pulling out of Afghanistan 'betrays local allies who fought Taliban with us'A top former SAS commander has blasted Britain’s decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan as a betrayal of the locals who risked their lives ­alongside our soldiers. British troops entered the Taliban heartland of Helmand in 2006. Image: Getty) Getty)His dad added: “Afghanistan was a... waste of time. The Taliban sensed an opportunity, they came back.”At the war’s height in 2009, around 10,000 UK troops were in Afghanistan. The MoD said that for 20 years UK troops “denied terrorists a safe haven to launch attacks against the UK”.

Source: Daily Mirror August 07, 2021 20:23 UTC