Several British lawmakers have criticized President Joe Biden following his comments on Afghanistan last night. Conservative MP Simon Clarke described Biden’s speech as grotesque. More than 150,000 British soldiers have served alongside US troops in Afghanistan over the past two decades. Last month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that all UK troops assigned to the NATO mission there would be returning home. The World’s Orla Barry reports from London.
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