Ex MI6 chief attacks Government on Afghanistan
A former MI6 chief attacked the Government last night for failing to provide enough money for the war in Afghanistan.
Sir Richard Dearlove, who was head of the Secret Intelligence Service until 2004, also said the Government had had not made the case for the campaign and had failed to explain why thousands of British troops are fighting there.
He is the first former chief of the security and intelligence agencies to speak out about the mission in Afghanistan which has claimed nearly 100 British lives this year.
Sir Richard’s comments came in a Gresham College lecture in London, in which he told an audience of academics that “the question of why we are at war with the Taleban is one of national security”.
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Sir Richard Dearlove, who was head of the Secret Intelligence Service until 2004, also said the Government had had not made the case for the campaign and had failed to explain why thousands of British troops are fighting there.
He is the first former chief of the security and intelligence agencies to speak out about the mission in Afghanistan which has claimed nearly 100 British lives this year.
Sir Richard’s comments came in a Gresham College lecture in London, in which he told an audience of academics that “the question of why we are at war with the Taleban is one of national security”.