Former world leaders criticise US withdrawal

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has labelled US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan as “imbecilic” and claims the withdrawal has been “tragic, dangerous, unnecessary”. President Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump was also critical of the handling of the withdrawal, claiming that "Vietnam looks like a masterclass in strategy compared to Joe Biden's catastrophe.”

Also in the programme: how Greece is preparing for a potential surge of migrants from Afghanistan; and we hear more from Haiti after a deadly earthquake hit the Caribbean island last week.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are: Alex von Tunzelmann, a British historian, film and TV scriptwriter; and Nelufar Hedayat, a British-Afghan journalist, documentary maker and podcaster.

(PHOTO: The crowd reacts during former U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks during a rally in Cullman, Alabama, U.S., August 21, 2021. CREDIT: REUTERS/Marvin Gentry)