Tony Blair’s take on the retreat of allied forces from Afghanistan is splashed across the nation’s papers.
The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times quote the ex-Labour PM as criticising Joe Biden’s decision to pull US forces out of the country as “imbecilic”.
The front page of tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph:
‘Blair slams Biden’s ‘imbecilic’ retreat’#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/HEJxK1zXDd
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 21, 2021
SUNDAY TIMES: Blair attacks @POTUS ‘s ‘imbecilic’ retreat as Kabul chaos deepens #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xqSDisO9kY
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 21, 2021
The Sunday Mirror also quotes Mr Blair’s criticism of the American leader, with the paper adding the former politician has said of the withdrawal: “We didn’t need to do it.”
Tomorrow’s front page – Blair: Biden imbecile on Afghanistan #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3zxWeLUe4n
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 21, 2021
The Independent reports its staff witnessed four people crushed to death in the chaos outside Kabul airport, while The Observer says the UN has warned Afghanistan faces an “absolute catastrophe” without urgent humanitarian aid.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Afghans crushed to death #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sBPRKuEwbo
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 21, 2021
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/nRGfZeCEdw
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) August 21, 2021
And armed forces minister James Heappey is quoted in the Sunday Express as saying British veterans should be proud of what they accomplished in Afghanistan, despite the scenes on the ground in the country.
EXPRESS: Never stop being proud #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vXO4A2bX0d
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 21, 2021
