Debates between Daniel Kawczynski and Baroness May of Maidenhead during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Wed 18th Aug 2021

Afghanistan

Debate between Daniel Kawczynski and Baroness May of Maidenhead
Wednesday 18th August 2021

(3 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I will refer to that issue later. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the question of a military solution has not been there for some time, because our combat mission ended some years ago, but we have been trying to provide support to enable a democratic Government to take proper control of that country. I would be happy to talk to him sometime about my views. I think that we should possibly have reconsidered the idea of trying to impose a western example of democracy in a country that is geographically difficult and relies a lot on regional government when we were going down that route, but I will not go down that road any longer, despite his temptations.