The “disastrous lie” referred to in this Sky News Australia update is US President Joe Biden’s promise that no American would be left behind in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Even as US troops have finally pulled out of Afghanistan, there are numerous reports – including from CNN’s Clarissa Ward – that the Taliban prevented untold numbers of Americans from exiting the country in the past couple of weeks.
Sky News Australia host Rita Pinahi summarized the situation thus: “Another catastrophic failure from Joe Biden, who in a short period has comprehensively disgraced the office of the president.”