numbered among them will be women, women who embrace the freedom, embrace the right to education, to work and participate in the honourable friend the prime minister was a right to make the education of girls a key aim of administration. but if afghanistan the afghanistan will be swept away and those girls who have had that education will have an opportunity to use it. the taliban claims that women will be able to work on girls able to go to school but this will be under islamic law, or rather, under their interpretation of islamic law. and we have seen before what that means for the lives of women and girls. i give away. i some of the women have shown most carriage are the 250 women who serve asjudges under the carriage are the 250 women who serve as judges under the attempt that was made to pose a decent, honest legal system in afghanistan. they are particularly feared as being
consequences. we ve lost our primary source of leveraged in political discussions and everything we ve achieved in the last 20 years is now under threat. achieved in the last 20 years is now underthreat. i achieved in the last 20 years is now under threat. i shall make some progress. mr speaker, the prime minister is right to say we cannot allow afghanistan to become a training ground for violence, hate and terrorism. but that will be more difficult now that afghanistan has descended into chaos. but if preventing al-qaeda camps is now the limit of ourambition, preventing al-qaeda camps is now the limit of our ambition, we are betraying 20 years of sacrifice by our armed forces and we are betraying the afghan people who cannot be left the cruelty of the taliban. i cannot be left the cruelty of the taliban. ., ., taliban. iwill. i m gratefulto him for trivin taliban. iwill. i m gratefulto him for giving wav- taliban. iwill. i m gratefulto him for giving way. he taliban. iwill. i m
remain so many massive questions for the prime minister and his government. how did 300,000 men of the afghan national defence and security forces seemingly vanish overnight? why was so much trust placed in an afghan government that equally disintegrated the moment that foreign troops left? why didn t the uk government push for a united nations lead exit strategy, rather than silently sitting on the sidelines as the us made their decisions? although history may well cast the final verdict on many of these questions and decisions, we also need the answers and accountability that only a judge led enquiry can ultimately bring. in conclusion, mr speaker,. enquiry can ultimately bring. in conclusion, mr speaker, . .. conclusion, mr speaker,. hurray explanation conclusion, mr speaker,. hurray explanation mark conclusion, mr speaker,. hurray
the afghan forces, and staggering complacency from our government about the taliban threat. the result is that the taliban are now back in control of afghanistan, the gains made through 20 years of sacrifice hang precariously, women and girls fairforfidelity, afghan hang precariously, women and girls fair for fidelity, afghan civilians are holding on to the undercarriage of nato aircraft, literally clinging to departing hope. when we face new threats to our security, and an appalling humanitarian crisis. i will. ., ., , will. for all the reasons he mentioned, will. for all the reasons he mentioned, doesn t - will. for all the reasons he mentioned, doesn t he - will. for all the reasons he i mentioned, doesn t he agree will. for all the reasons he - mentioned, doesn t he agree that president biden is actually wrong when he talks about american sacrifices in a civil war, the taliban is not at war with the regime, the taliban is at war with the civilised values ofjustice, equality and t
bring liberty and afghanistan. the taliban are back in control under the prime minister has no plan to handle the situation, just as he had no plan to prevent it. what we have one through 20 years of sacrifice could all be lost. that is because, mr speaker, of careless leadership. thank you. because of careless leadership. thank you. because of careless leadership- thank you. because of careless leadershi. ., ~ ~ ., ,, leadership. thank you, mr speaker. i had the opportunity leadership. thank you, mr speaker. i had the opportunity to leadership. thank you, mr speaker. i had the opportunity to visit had the opportunity to visit afghanistan twice. but i recognise that and others across this house has experiences are more recent, more vivid, more practical, longer and broader than mine. when i was there, i was struck by the commitment and dedication of our armed forces are serving there. and of other british personnel. all were doing what they could to give hope to the peopl