Lucinda Creighton: The Taliban’s Afghanistan is a breeding ground for terror
The shambles in the wake of the US withdrawal is fertile soil for propagating terrorism among disgruntled jihadis, not only from al-Qaeda, but from Islamic State and its offshoots
It is hard to quantify the mess that has been created in the wake of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by the US in August. Those who worked for and supported the Afghan armed forces and Nato troops are being tormented, tortured and, in some cases, executed.
The United Nations has estimated that 12 million people are now going hungry in the country. The economy has imploded. Women are being told not to attend ...