Boris Johnson says no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that there is realistically no “military solution” to the conflict in Afghanistan following an emergency meeting of the Cabinet security committee, Report informs referring to The Independent.

The prime minister said British troops who had died in the country since being sent there in 2001 had not done so “in vain” in light of recent Taliban advances, and he added that the UK should not “turn our backs on Afghanistan.”

Describing the situation as “very difficult,” Johnson said: “I think we have got to be realistic about the power of the UK or any power to impose a military solution – a combat solution – in Afghanistan.

“What we certainly can do is work with all our partners in the region around the world who share an interest with us in preventing Afghanistan once again becoming a breeding ground for terror.”