Senior military figures said any move to offer the Taliban support would be strongly resisted by defence chiefs. Intelligence sources say it has been suggested training teams could be made to work with Taliban forces as part of a future Foreign Aid deal. But senior military figures said any move to offer the Taliban support would be catastrophic and strongly resisted by defence chiefs. The controversial idea is likely to upset many in the UK military, including the SAS. But the view of the Foreign Office and many in No10 is that if the West does not offer the Taliban support, then China and Russia will.

Source: Daily Mirror September 04, 2021 20:48 UTC