Al Qaeda

Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over group

Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout

A woman who knew former Defence Forces member told the Special Criminal Court she was ‘indoctrinated’

Ousted leader Roch Kabore’s whereabouts unknown as government dissolved and borders closed

Party headed by reformist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won most seats in election

US Politics: The democratic faultline runs mostly through countries, not between them

Blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital underline insecurity under Taliban rule

Intelligence agencies say Islamists in Afghanistan could attack US in six months

In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband

Former US secretary of state’s role in US invasion of Iraq led to fatalities and misery

General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons

The 92-year-old author on US foreign policy and Ireland’s immoral tax regime

‘Good election machine’ propels Mahdi Army leader and Reform bloc Sadrists to success

Neighbours are re-establishing contact with leader known for gassing his own people

Statement follows first direct talks between former foes since US withdrawal in August

Police say ‘no indication of criminal intent’ in deaths of artist and two police bodyguards

Saudi king voices support for efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons

Macron hails extrajudicial killing of Sahrawi in Africa as ‘major success’

US secretary of state blamed previous administration for lacking withdrawal plan

‘Children have grown up without parents and parents have suffered without children’

Islamabad fears takeover will spark flood of refugees and rouse extremist groups in region

Qatar Airways plane with Americans on board takes off after Taliban agreement

Maura McHugh recalls her fun-loving sister who was killed in the September 11th attacks

Hardliners get key posts as international community’s call for inclusive cabinet rejected

Cricket included in ban, as interim government containing no women starts work

Western and other richer states must avoid provoking anti-Muslim prejudice by simplistic reduction of Taliban ideology to wider Islamic beliefs

By dividing the world into bad guys and good guys, the US did bin Laden’s work

Conor O’Clery recalls how viewing the Twin Towers attack left a lasting sense of guilt and inadequacy in the face of catastrophe

Alexanda Kotey was part of terror group cell of four Britons known for its extreme brutality

Costs of War project looks at consequences of conflicts the US has waged since 9/11 attacks

Celebratory gunfire heard across Kabul as coffins paraded draped in US and Nato flags

There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreigners

Emergence of Isis-K a taste of things to come in wake of calamitous withdrawal of allied forces

‘We will shift heaven and Earth’ to complete evacuations from Afghanistan, Johnson says

Tragic events at Kabul airport show US elephant unable to squash Islamist mosquito

Twelve US soldiers among casualties at Kabul Airport amid reports 60 civilians have also died

World View: Cambodia offers a sobering precedent for Afghanistan’s predicament

Goal appears to be removal of terrorist designation and release of much-needed funds

Protesters carry national flags as Taliban gunfire at Kabul airport adds to chaos there

US tactical decision to abandon Bagram base without notice would reverberate long after