Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab insists that the UK's military involvement in Afghanistan was not 'all for nothing' and that the sacrifice of servicemen and women 'was not in vain' KayBurley Read the latest here:
Hundreds of Afghans pack US military plane
During this briefing it was said that the US is working with international partners on who to recognise as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. "We encourage everybody across the Invictus network - and wider military community - to reach out to each other and offer support for one another."22:20Unsurprisingly, the events in Afghanistan make the front pages of many of tomorrow's newspapers.You can watch the Press Preview on Sky News every evening at 10.30pm and 11.30pm.DefenseOne, a US outlet which covers the military, has been shown pictures of a US military planes with hundreds of people on board as it departs Kabul.
Acknowledging how much criticism the decision has received, he also says he would rather take"all that criticism" than pass the decision on to another president.Acknowledging how painful the scenes in Afghanistan are, he says:"The scenes we have seen in Afghanistan are gut-wrenching." However, he makes clear that some people in Afghanistan were given the ability to leave the country earlier on, but did not take the opportunity.He says American troops"can not and should not" be fighting in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.
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