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UK troops could not have remained in Afghanistan, PM tells MPs
PM says military defence of Afghanistan was not possible in absence of ‘American might’
Boris Johnson has faced anger from MPs about the UK’s failure to prepare for the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, as he made the case that Britain could not have stayed in the country “without American might”.
The prime minister said a military defence of Afghanistan by the west was not possible in the absence of Washington’s support.