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Afghanistan was a war without a just cause, and simply a continuation of Western imperialism
The crisis in Afghanistan demonstrates that Western interventions only serve to create power vacuums that exacerbate the suffering of innocent people, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE MP

THE rapidly accelerating crisis in Afghanistan has been heartbreaking to witness.
Yet even more distressing has been the cruel, ignorant response of the British government — which has been one of the key architects of the disaster.
We have learnt that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab could not be bothered to take a five-minute break from his holiday to make a phone call that could have saved the lives of many Afghans who had helped the British occupation.
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