China News Service, August 22, reported that on the 22nd local time, the British Ministry of Defense stated that seven Afghan civilians died in the chaos near Kabul Airport.
On the same day, former British Prime Minister Blair issued a statement accusing US President Biden of making a "stupid" decision, describing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as "tragic, dangerous and unnecessary."
According to reports, the British Ministry of Defence stated in a statement that seven Afghan civilians died in the chaos near the Kabul Airport while people were trying to flee Afghanistan.
A spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defence also said, “The situation on the ground is still extremely challenging, but we are doing everything we can to control the situation as safely as possible.” Over the past few days, many countries have been struggling to deal with large numbers of people trying to board the evacuation flights.
On August 16, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban patrolled the streets.
However, British Secretary of Defense Wallace told British media on the 22nd that before the United States’ August 31 withdrawal deadline, "no country can allow everyone to evacuate."
In addition, since the Afghan Taliban took over Kabul, former British Prime Minister Blair issued his first statement on the 22nd, accusing US President Biden of making a "stupid" decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
After the "September 11" attacks, Blair led the United Kingdom and the United States to invade Afghanistan.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that Blair described the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as "tragic, dangerous and unnecessary."
He said that this decision was made "to follow a stupid slogan, that is, to end the'forever war'", and this was the slogan Biden used during the presidential campaign.
He also stated that Britain has a "moral obligation" to stay in Afghanistan until "all those who need to be evacuated" leave.