Sir John Major has labelled the UK and US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'strategically very stupid' as he blasted the 'shameful' failure to evacuate all British allies. His comments came as Tobias Ellwood, the Tory chairman of the Defence Select Committee, said 'unseemly, unprofessional squabbling' between Dominic Raab and Ben Wallace over the UK's exit 'must stop'. Sir John's excoriating criticism came after Mr Raab returned from a diplomatic tour to the region to try to assist those left behind after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. More than 8,000 former Afghan staff and their family members were among the 15,000-plus people evacuated by the UK since August 13. Meanwhile, Mr Ellwood has called for the Whitehall 'blame game' over Afghanistan to come to an end.

Source: Daily Mail September 05, 2021 07:41 UTC