Why a distressed minister had to admit ‘some won’t get back’ from Afghanistan
Why a distressed minister had to admit ‘some won’t get back’ from Afghanistan
Ben Wallace said that he felt a ‘really deep part of regret’ (Picture: BBC/PA)
Sara de Jong, University of York
As he described the rapidly unfolding events in Afghanistan on British radio, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace fought back tears when he conceded that some Afghan local staff ‘won’t get back’ before a full-scale evacuation is completed.
He said that he felt a ‘really deep part of…
