Afghanistan withdrawal ‘tragic, dangerous, unnecessary’, says Tony Blair
PM who sent in troops says UK ‘at risk of relegation to second division of global powers’
Fall of Afghanistan the fruits of years of US miscalculations
Taliban’s success was signalled by Pentagon but Joe Biden was long determined to withdraw
After two decades of fighting, the Taliban believe they have won the war
Afghan government deeply pessimistic as US faces decision day on full withdrawal of troops
Syria: Pro-Assad forces batter Idlib and spark fears of fresh crisis
Wave of airstrikes force 700,000 civilians to flee towards Turkish border
‘Didn’t the Irish migrate to America? People need to look at it from this perspective’
New to the Parish: Imam Rabeeb Mirza and Ayesha Hasmin Mirza arrived from the UK
How my work mistake caused an ‘international incident’
Early in my career, I was asked to type up a secret memo. The error I made is now in a movie
Taliban kills Afghan soldiers at outposts in northwest
Clashes leave more than 12 dead as peace talks between US and militants terminate
Political infighting may have contributed to massive Sri Lankan security blunder
Security agencies got specific intelligence on April 11th that a radical Islamist organisation was planning to bomb Catholic churches
US pulls troops out of Libyan capital as rival militias battle
Move comes as a Libyan commander’s forces marches on Tripoli
US air strikes kill hundreds in Somalia as conflict escalates
Rise in air strikes has exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in the country
US and Taliban agree in principle to peace framework, envoy says
Deal could lead to withdrawal of US troops for guarantee terrorists would not use Afghanistan
Activist and broadcaster assassinated in Syria
Assad critic Raed al-Fares and friend killed by armed men in rebel-held Idlib province
Trump marks ‘moment when America fought back’ in Pennsylvania
President visits Shanksville 9/11 memorial site on 17th anniversary of attacks
Path of Blood: al-Qaeda and the wheelbarrow races amid the bloodied corpses
Review: The videos shot between 2003 and 2005, depict stacks of bloodied corpses, propaganda, and young men at play
The reinvention of Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s new face of reform
Once hated by the US and tied to Iran, the Shia cleric’s bloc won the most votes in elections
Isis may emerge in lethal new form after loss of ‘caliphate’
On retreat in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State is set to return to its guerrilla roots
Former Iraq president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83
Leader of one of country’s main Kurdish factions was first non-Arab Iraqi president
Ex-police jailed over Benazir Bhutto death as militants acquitted
Pakistan opposition leader killed by suicide bomber as she ran against Pervez Musharraf
Four men convicted of terror plot in UK
Subset of guilty men used name ‘three musketeers’ and all believed in ‘violent jihad’
Isis refocuses on insurgency roots as state-building project ends
Loss of Mosul and group’s capital Raqqa does not spell final defeat for Islamic State
Diarmaid Ferriter: Wanted – independent civilian Garda chief
Irish policing is firmly wedded to politics but it has not been a successful marriage
‘Prince of oil and war’ set to take helm in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman drove invasion of Yemen and already taunts Iran and Qatar
Terrorism or hate crime? The contentious politics of a label
The labelling of terror has grown charged and made minorities feel that they matter less
Gulf diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain accuse Qatar of supporting terror and plan to break off all land, air and sea traffic
Kathy Sheridan: Time to look at link between extremism and sexual violence
Many who kill in the name of religion have a history of assault on wives and partners
Russian authorities arrest seven over subway explosion
Central Asian suspects may be linked to Isis as St Petersburg investigation unfolds
Tony Blair attacks Daily Mail’s ‘hypocrisy’ over suicide bomber
Former prime minister denies his government paid £1m to British jihadi who died in Iraq
US justice department defends ‘lawful’ Trump travel ban
Oral arguments to be heard on Tuesday in a battle that may go to supreme court
Somalia: UN calls for urgent action to avert famine
Feared repeat of 2011 catastrophe in which 260,000 starved due to slow donor response
Military investigates deaths in botched Trump-ordered Yemen raid
US Central Command to examine scale of civilian casualties as mission preparation criticised
What can be done to prevent Berlin-style attacks in cities?
Barriers and bollards can make public areas a more difficult target for terrorists
MailOnline article by Katie Hopkins results in £150,000 libel payout
TV personality wrongly suggested two brothers were extremists with al Qaida links
The boy, the ambassador, and the fatal encounter on the road
Villagers cheering a US convoy in Cameroon watched in horror as a child was struck and killed
Death toll in Pakistan police academy attack climbs to 61
Islamic State claims its fighters responsible, as does Pakistani Taliban breakaway group
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