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But the withdrawal of U.S. forces saw the Afghan government collapse as [[Taliban]] fighters raced across the country, culminating in scenes of chaos at Kabul’s airport. The British embassy was evacuated.  The UK foreign minister faced calls to resign over the inability to extract people on the ground.

But the withdrawal of U.S. forces saw the Afghan government collapse as [[Taliban]] fighters raced across the country, culminating in scenes of chaos at Kabul’s airport. The British embassy was evacuated.  The UK foreign minister faced calls to resign over the inability to extract people on the ground.

The circumstances surrounding the U.S. withdrawal served as a wake-up call to the anti-Trump elements in Great Britain who colluded with the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and U.S. [[intelligence community]] to sabotage the presidency of [[Donald Trump]], of the reluctance of Wshington to operate as a global policeman.  According to the U.K . ''Telegraph'',  

The circumstances surrounding the U.S. withdrawal served as a wake-up call to the anti-Trump elements in Great Britain who colluded with the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and U.S. [[intelligence community]] to interfere in American elections and sabotage the presidency of [[Donald Trump]], of the reluctance of Washington to operate as a global policeman.  According to the U.K . ''Telegraph'',  

{{quotebox-float|“Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and “shameful” on Wednesday as the [[Houses of Parliament]] delivered an unprecedented rebuke to a US president.  MPs and peers from across the political spectrum, including [[Boris Johnson]], put some blame for the Taliban’s takeover and the chaos that followed on Britain’s closest ally.  Mr Biden was accused of “throwing us and everybody else to the fire” by pulling out US troops, and was called “dishonourable” for criticising Afghan forces for not having the will to fight.  Former defence chiefs who led British troops in the Middle East were among those to speak out, while there were warnings that the West’s withdrawal would embolden Russia and China.

{{quotebox-float|“Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and “shameful” on Wednesday as the [[Houses of Parliament]] delivered an unprecedented rebuke to a US president.  MPs and peers from across the political spectrum, including [[Boris Johnson]], put some blame for the Taliban’s takeover and the chaos that followed on Britain’s closest ally.  Mr Biden was accused of “throwing us and everybody else to the fire” by pulling out US troops, and was called “dishonourable” for criticising Afghan forces for not having the will to fight.  Former defence chiefs who led British troops in the Middle East were among those to speak out, while there were warnings that the West’s withdrawal would embolden Russia and China.