Locking the stable down after the horse has bolted? The Taliban have retaken control of Afghanistan and MPs and peers will return to parliament on Wednesday to discuss events. Certainly that’s the mood among some MPs across the House, who think that all this week’s debate will do is confirm that there is a big howling void marked “Global Britain” where the United Kingdom’s
The Taliban have claimed victory in Afghanistan. On Sunday 15 August, the insurgents triumphantly marched into Kabul, ending a week of lightning advances across the country. President Ashraf Ghani has fled abroad, reportedly to neighbouring Uzbekistan. His government is defeated. The 20 years of Western presence in Afghanistan collapsed in a single day. Many countries sped up
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At time of writing, Afghanistan’s capital Kabul is on the brink of collapse. The Taliban’s shockingly rapid advance in recent days has spread panic and fear. People have arrived in the city from across the country, fleeing violence and abuses. Now they wait – to see exactly how the city falls. Will there be violence? Will a peaceful transfer of power be secured? And will the
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