‘Betrayal’: British Afghans accuse UK of abandoning Afghanistan

Leading diaspora figures accuse London and its allies of ‘catastrophic failure’ amid Taliban power grab.

London, United Kingdom – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is being roundly accused of betraying the Afghan people, with criticism levelled at his administration from across the political spectrum and splashed over national newspapers. The United Kingdom’s abrupt military withdrawal from Afghanistan has met widespread dismay as deadly chaos unfolds in Taliban-controlled Kabul. But the most stinging condemnation has come from within the UK’s Afghan diaspora.