How damming is the whistleblower's Afghanistan report?
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A new 40-page document written by Raphael Marshall, a former desk officer at the Foreign Office, depicts a disorganised mess in the handling of this year's Afghanistan withdrawal.
'I think the picture that is painted of chaos... it raises a whole slew of questions.' - James Forsyth
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