
UK lawmakers condemn PM Johnson and US President Biden over Afghanistan
India Today
On Wednesday, British lawmakers condemned Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden over the collapse of Afghanistan into Taliban hands. They called it a failure of intelligence, leadership and moral duty.
British lawmakers vented their anger on Wednesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden over the collapse of Afghanistan into Taliban hands, calling it a failure of intelligence, leadership and moral duty. We are doing everything we can to help those in Afghanistan to whom we owe a debt of obligation.Read the Prime Minister’s full statement https://t.co/mmMPKuitnP pic.twitter.com/yNXvI2o5ol Speaking at an emergency session of parliament, recalled from its summer break to discuss Afghanistan, Johnson said the Taliban would be judged on their actions, not their words, after they sought to convince the world they would not seek revenge.
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