Boris Johnson announces end to UK military mission in Afghanistan
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5M03C)
Labour says washing hands' of conflict now could lead to bloodier war and wider Taliban control
Boris Johnson has announced the end of Britain's military mission in Afghanistan following a hasty and secretive exit of the last remaining troops 20 years after the post 9/11 invasion that started the war on terror".
The prime minister confirmed to MPs that the intervention, which claimed the lives of 457 British soldiers, would end even as the insurgent Taliban were rapidly gaining territory in rural areas, as UK, US and other forces withdrew.
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