Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Rory Steward (9.19 for a few minutes) points out that it is a myth that we (US/ U.K.) were keeping Afghanistan together at huge cost. For the last 5 years we have been providing light air support to the Afghan army. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…
Rory Steward (9.19 for a few minutes) points out that it is a myth that we (US/ U.K.) were keeping Afghanistan together at huge cost. For the last 5 years we have been providing light air support to the Afghan army. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…
The expensive part of the operation - and the part which resulted in serious loss of life ended five years ago. So we do bear a huge responsibility for capitulating now.
As the following interviewee said - we opened a window to beautiful possibilities. Now we shut it.
As the following interviewee said - we opened a window to beautiful possibilities. Now we shut it.
“Suddenly everything goes back to zero” she said.
Now the Taliban, with its history of horrendous treatment of women and girls, using children as suicide bombers, public executions are likely to take the city with little resistance.
Now the Taliban, with its history of horrendous treatment of women and girls, using children as suicide bombers, public executions are likely to take the city with little resistance.
This was filmed 3 days ago.
The Taliban have advanced considerably since then.
It includes a scene of the public flogging of a women screaming in pain.
It is very very distressing.
We have abandoned them all.
The Taliban have advanced considerably since then.
It includes a scene of the public flogging of a women screaming in pain.
It is very very distressing.
We have abandoned them all.
https://twitter.com/seckermani/status/1425686273507749892
Capitulation in action
https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1426808439297167362
Then we refuse those who have supported the British Army and Intelligence services succour.
https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1426824973902139394
And to ensure the Government does nothing to “encourage others” they do this.
https://twitter.com/Es_Khyber/status/1426572968466034700
I’ve been wondering this too.
It is 1 year and 3 months since Trump “negotiated” with the Taliban and saying the US would leave Afghanistan in a year.
And who was Trump’s puppeteer?
It is 1 year and 3 months since Trump “negotiated” with the Taliban and saying the US would leave Afghanistan in a year.
And who was Trump’s puppeteer?
https://twitter.com/turloughc/status/1426834076397408269
They couldn’t have done it without money and also backing from other countries.
H/t @antartica81 for this link detailing the multiple sources of funding and support for the Taliban
theconversation.com/the-taliban-ar…
H/t @antartica81 for this link detailing the multiple sources of funding and support for the Taliban
theconversation.com/the-taliban-ar…
Excellent overview here for those who wish to read more deeply.
https://twitter.com/fascinatorfun/status/1426856663122948098
Seems only right to give @RoryStewartUK the last word.
Hard to believe the Tories have sunk so desperately low that they had the opportunity to elect him as leader - yet chose Johnson.
A signpost to the rottenness at the heart of the party.
Hard to believe the Tories have sunk so desperately low that they had the opportunity to elect him as leader - yet chose Johnson.
A signpost to the rottenness at the heart of the party.
https://twitter.com/haggis_uk/status/1426820376282161152
And @TomTugendhat too
We haven’t heard from Dominic RAAB in about a week despite Afghanistan being the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez.
The #TooLittleTooLate Government
We haven’t heard from Dominic RAAB in about a week despite Afghanistan being the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez.
The #TooLittleTooLate Government
https://twitter.com/haggis_uk/status/1426827138293014528
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