投稿者: Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
Unidentified number of rights activists, judges, LGBTQ+ advocates and others also waiting to get out, sources sayAfghanistan withdrawal: live updatesTwo thousand Afghan interpreters and others who worked for the British government are still to be airl…
Ministers are becoming openly critical of Joe Biden after being left in the dark about major decisionsSo much for the special relationship. As the Afghanistan crisis has unfolded, it has precipitated a high-speed deterioration in Anglo-American relatio…
How the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan precipitated a political one at the heart of UK governmentOn Thursday last week, the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, had tried to sound composed as he announced a small number of British troops were heading ou…
Commander of UK’s evacuation effort says aim is 1,000 people a day leaving, but airport could be closed at any timeUS, UK and other western forces have helped to secure Kabul’s international airport, allowing the RAF to begin mass airlifts out of the A…
Analysis: Joe Biden and Boris Johnson five weeks ago claimed Afghan government would not fall so easilyDesperate crowds at Kabul airport as Afghans try to escape Taliban – latest updatesJoe Biden could not have been clearer: a Taliban takeover of Afgha…
Labour says ‘washing hands’ of conflict now will lead to bloodier war and wider Taliban controlBoris Johnson has announced the end of Britain’s military mission in Afghanistan following a hasty and secretive exit of the last remaining troops 20 years a…
PM says he is ‘apprehensive’ and situation is ‘fraught with risks’ as Taliban make advancesBoris Johnson has admitted he is “apprehensive” about the future of Afghanistan as he confirmed that the UK government would mark the end of a 20-year deployment…
Communique is first time alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing powerNato leaders have declared China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance…
MI5 concluded three Beijing security ministry employees used cover of working for Chinese press agenciesBritain quietly expelled three Chinese spies last year who it said were posing as journalists, it has emerged, as tensions flare between the two cou…
MoD wants to procure cheaper armed drones for UK as it studies lessons from recent conflict in Nagorno-KarabakhThe UK’s military is expected to embark on a new armed drone programme in response to Azerbaijan’s controversial use of the technology in its…
Agencies point finger at state-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North KoreaWho is targeting vaccine developers?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageState-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea ar…
MI6 and MI5 expect Beijing to be more assertive and want government to consider tighter control of strategic industriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s intelligence community believes the UK needs to reassess its re…
DCMS-based unit aims to identify disinformation about virus and establish its scopeA special cross-Whitehall unit has been set up to counter coronavirus-related disinformation, including from Russia and China, working closely with social media companie…
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence agencies from English-speaking countries have concluded a two-day meeting in London amid calls for spies and police officers to be given spec…