Britain warned on Friday criticizing the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan resurgence of taliban Will create a breeding ground for extremists who threaten the world.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Thursday that some 600 soldiers would be help clear British citizens from the country, as Islamists have seized more control.
but he told sky News The decision to withdraw US troops “leaves a huge problem on the ground” on television, handing the momentum to the Taliban.
He predicted it would benefit al-Qaeda, who had been given a safe haven by the Taliban prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks that prompted the West’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.
“I am deeply concerned that failing states are breeding grounds for those kinds of people,” he said.
“Of course al-Qaeda will return,” he said, warning that it would “put a security threat to us and our interests.”
“I felt it was a mistake to do it this way, that we all as an international community would probably suffer the consequences,” Wallace said. doha agreement Signed between the United States and the Taliban.
He said Britain was left with no option but to withdraw its troops after the deal signed under former US President Donald Trump last year.
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‘Total betrayal’
There were close to 750 Britons in the country before the withdrawal of 600 British soldiers being sent to Afghanistan to help with repatriation.
Welles said they would help 3,000 British nationals go.
The minister’s critical comments about the withdrawal were among many from senior politicians and top military officials.
Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the influential Foreign Affairs Select Committee in Parliament, said BBC: “We just pulled the rug out from under them,” referring to the Afghan people.
The Conservative MP said the need for Britain to send more troops to facilitate its withdrawal was “a sure sign of failure”.
Former International Development Minister Rory Stewart called the troop withdrawal “a total betrayal by the US and UK”, which risked starting a civil war between rival warlords currently defending against the Taliban.
Johnny Mercer, a Conservative MP and former veterans minister who served in Afghanistan, called the withdrawal an “disgrace”.
He said, “I think it is a disgrace to the British military, to the families who have lost people there, but above all it is a great tragedy for the people of Afghanistan, who have suffered so much for so many years.” Huh.” times radio.
“We have chosen this defeat and it is shameful. “
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