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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...

The UK is sending military personnel to help evacuate Britons from Afghanistan as the security situation in the country rapidly deteriorates. The move was...

Fighting in Afghanistan’s Kandahar region has become “extremely intense” amid the continued insurgence of the Taliban in the country. It comes after warnings the...

Civilians in Afghanistan face a “deadly and dangerous” situation amid concerns that the capital Kabul could fall to the Taliban within 90 days, a...

A British embassy worker has been arrested in Germany on spying charges. The British national, named as David S, was arrested in Potsdam after...

At least 32 people have been killed in wildfires that erupted in Algeria, including 25 soldiers trying to save residents from the blazes, the...

The Canadian ambassador to China has condemned a court’s ruling to uphold the death sentence verdict for a Canadian convicted of drug smuggling. Robert...

It is sad to think that just a few days ago a family lived happily in the burned shell of the house we are...

As wildfires rage across southern Europe and parts of the US, the biggest climate change report in almost a decade is set to deliver...