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It’s only a gate. A big, reinforced iron gate protected by paratroopers, but nevertheless it is just a gate. On one side a rocky...

Seven people in the crowds near Kabul airport died amid the chaos of those fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence...

The Taliban’s triumphant march into Kabul seven days ago was the result of long-term planning and rank opportunism. For weeks, Western leaders had insisted...

The Taliban has begun to set out how it plans to run Afghanistan after its takeover, saying former government experts will be brought in...

Every day the scene outside the British evacuation camp changes, every day it seems to get worse and this day there is a new...

Taliban fighters killed nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International has said. The killings, which took...

The paras knew we wanted to get outside of the British evacuation camp where they’re protecting and processing thousands of people bound for the...

The Taliban have urged people to leave Kabul airport after 12 people were killed there since Sunday. They died in and around the airport...

You can hear a noise as you approach the high iron gates that are the only way into the compound that is the centre...

Seventeen people have been injured in a stampede at a gate to the airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a NATO security official...

Afghanistan has now been “emancipated” and the Taliban seeks no revenge after regaining control of the country, the group has said in a news...

The Taliban has declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join the government following a day of chaos that saw citizens descend on...

As soon as the Taliban made their move on Kabul, as soon as their fighters started to appear on the streets, it was clear...

Afghanistan is poised for an announcement that it is now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, under Sharia law, after the Taliban swept to power....

Since the withdrawal of Western troops, the Taliban’s advance through Afghanistan has been swift – taking control of major cities and entering the capital,...

British forces going back to Afghanistan is “not on the cards”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News. Mr Wallace said it was...

Algerian authorities have detained 36 people after the mob killing and burning of a man wrongly accused of starting wildfires. The fires began last...

The Taliban could begin an assault on Afghanistan’s capital within days, a US defence official has warned. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the hardline...

Boris Johnson is to convene an emergency Cobra meeting this afternoon over the worsening situation in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters took control of the Afghan...