Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The prime minister who sent UK troops into Afghanistan 20 years ago has blasted the decision to withdraw them, calling it 'imbecilic and tragic'.
Tony Blair says Britain has a “moral obligation” to stay until “all those who need to be are evacuated” after the chaotic scenes in Afghanistan over the past few weeks.
In a 2,700 word article on the threat of “radical Islam”, Mr Blair called the decision to withdraw troops “tragic, dangerous, unnecessary” and that the move had “every Jihadist group round the world cheering”. READ MORE: All the ways you can help Afghan refugees as hundreds arrive in Manchester He said the exit was not in the West or Afghanistan’s
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