UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has stated that “the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan” and that British troops “are not going back”. “I acknowledge that the Taliban are in control […]. I mean, you don’t have to be a political scientist to spot that’s where we’re at”, Wallace told ...
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace fears Al-Qaeda will return to Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to make rapid gains in the war-ravaged country against the background of foreign troop withdrawal. Wallace signaled that Afghanistan was likely spiraling towards a failed state that could become a breeding ground for terrorists. “I’m ...