Afghanistan: General David Petraeus raises prospect of Western troops returning
General David Petraeus, the US former commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, tells Sky News that "time will tell" whether the US and UK military will again have to be deployed.
The ex-head of the NATO mission in Afghanistan has raised the prospect of Western forces having to return to following the country's "disastrous" takeover by the Taliban.
General David Petraeus, the US former commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, told Sky News that "time will tell" whether the US and UK military will again have to be deployed.
The Taliban's swift capture of Afghanistan, following the final pull-out of western troops, has been a "tragic, heartbreaking and quite disastrous outcome", Gen Petraeus said.
The former CIA director said he understood there had been some "pretty significant warnings" by US military and intelligence officials about the extremist group's ability to retake control of the country prior to their dramatic capture.
And Gen Petraeus also questioned US President Joe Biden's assertion that Afghan forces were "not willing to fight" to push back the Taliban's advance.
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Why on earth would anyone want to deploy alongside the US again, knowing fully well what happened this time in that the US pulled the rug out from under NATO's feet and left them hanging in the breeze with no other option but to leave as well.