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Ben Wallace says west’s ‘resolve was found wanting’ but Taliban did not inflict military defeatNato’s political campaign in Afghanistan was a failure, the defence secretary has said, as he insisted the western alliance had not suffered a military defeat at the hands of the Taliban.Speaking to the Commons defence committee on Tuesday afternoon, Ben Wallace said Nato forces could have stayed on in the country, but a “rotten deal” struck by Donald Trump’s US government led to the Taliban’s triumphant return. Continue reading...