Tony Blair – We have moral obligation to stay in Afghanistan until all are evacuated

“For Britain, out of Europe and suffering the end of the Afghanistan mission by our greatest ally with little or no consultation, we have serious reflection to do,” said Mr Blair.

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair said Western allies did not need to withdraw from Afghanistan. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

The British prime minister who sent UK troops into Afghanistan 20 years ago says Britain has a “moral obligation” to stay until “all those who need to be are evacuated”.

Tony Blair, in a 2,700 word article on the threat of “radical Islam”, called the decision to withdraw troops “tragic, dangerous, unnecessary” and that the move had “every Jihadist group round the world cheering”.