The TelegraphAs it became clear that all UK and US troops would be leaving Afghanistan on Sunday, General Lord Dannatt, former head of British Army, said that the Taliban had won the battle against the West in Afghanistan. General Lord Dannatt, writing in The Telegraph, stated that the mission was intended to allow Afghans the option of a peaceful and more moderate life. The Taliban force of arms won the day, and Afghans were denied the opportunity to choose a better life.
