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Afghanistan veteran MP Tom Tugendhat: emotional wounds have been 'torn open'

Guardian, 18 Aug 2021
In an impassioned Commons speech during the debate on Afghanistan, the Tory MP speaks about the impact of the Taliban takeover on veterans. He criticises Joe Biden's assertion that the Afghan army did not adequately resist the Taliban

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