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Twenty years after 9/11, 33 years after it was first conceived, and against all the odds, the terrorist group survivesIn the summer of 1988, a dozen or so men gathered in the sweltering Pakistani frontier town of Peshawar. Across the border in Afghanis…
Read MoreWomen recruited as brides for terrorist fighters give rare insight into international network that bombed airportIn 2017, a group of senior Arab fighters travelled from Syria to Afghanistan, to cement the links between Islamic State cells in the two ar…
Read MoreThose on board the cramped military plane weren’t granted a last glimpse of their homeland before the difficult journey ahead, while all knew thousands still waited desperately belowThe American marine shouted “push!”. And hundreds of people did, shovi…
Read MoreHow will the Taliban rule Afghanistan? plus Angela Merkel’s political legacy. Get the magazine delivered to your homeAs the last remaining US troops left Kabul this week, focus turned to what form the Taliban government of Afghanistan will take. While …
Read MoreLast Americans, including acting ambassador, have now left, ending near 20-year occupationOpinion: Men like McMaster and Panetta are addicted to warAmerica’s longest war came to an end just before midnight local time in Afghanistan, when the last evacu…
Read MoreUN security council discussing proposal to allow safe passage for people leaving AfghanistanBritish troops and international allies could return to Kabul airport to help police a UN safe zone in the capital in order to allow safe passage for people try…
Read MoreSecretary of state to bereaved father: ‘I’m deeply sorry’Adviser: US will help people leave after deadlineAfghanistan – live coverageThe White House on Sunday reasserted its promise to capture or kill the perpetrators of the deadly attacks on Kabul air…
Read MoreListening to Joe Biden’s words as the US left Afghanistan was to hear echoes of George W Bush from 2001. Is this a crisis destined to repeat itself?Many who heard President Biden’s pledge to exact revenge for the killing of 13 US Marines in an Islamic …
Read MoreUS says there were no known civilian casualties but community elder claims women and children among victimsAfghanistan latest news – liveThe US drone strike in Afghanistan targeted a mid-level “planner” from the Islamic State’s local affiliate who was …
Read MoreDrone strike carried out east of Kabul as Pentagon warns of further ‘specific, credible’ threats against airportThe US has conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State target in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee mo…
Read MoreBiden’s popularity has waned, but polls show most Americans want out of Afghanistan even if terrorist groups reboundJoe Biden’s national security team has warned him that US troops remain under threat of another terrorist attack just 24 hours after the…
Read MoreThe attack on Kabul airport underlines the west’s obligations, which do not end with the occupation For all that it had been warned of, was perhaps even half-expected, Thursday’s terrorist attack on Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport was a deeply shocking ev…
Read MoreJoe Biden’s options are limited in short-term as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan in daysAfghanistan: live updatesAmerican spies and special forces will be able to hunt down those behind Thursday’s suicide bombing in Kabul, although the effort may t…
Read MoreAfghanistan’s new rulers are far better equipped than the US and its allies to take the fight to the Kabul airport bombersAfter the bloodshed at Kabul airport, the grim reality for those who want to prevent Islamic State’s affiliate causing further mur…
Read MoreJoe Biden left with no good options after deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan in more than a decadeThe tempting comparison between the withdrawals of US forces from Kabul in 2021 and Saigon in 1975 has offered diminishing returns over the past 1…
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