“The international presence in Afghanistan was never supposed to be permanent ... British troops are returning, most of them have already left the country.
But this does not mean that we are abandoning Afghanistan, support will be provided to generations (Afghans), ”RIA Novosti quoted Johnson as saying.
At the same time, the British prime minister did not name the timeline for the complete withdrawal of the contingent, did not specify which part of the forces left Afghanistan, and did not talk about specific plans to help the country.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that by withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the United States de facto admitted the failure of its 20-year operation in the country.