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As Liberal Democrats we are hare holding the Government to account for its foreign policy failure over Afghanistan.
20 years on from the US-led invasion, the Taliban have swept into Kabul. They seized power illegitimately without the consent of the Afghan people. The UK has a moral duty to the people of Afghanistan" Life under the Taliban regime is one of terror. Women and girls are excluded from education, work and government. Human rights are utterly disregarded with medieval-style punishments used on those who do not conform to Taliban rule.