Arab News: UK security services issue warning over terror threat from Afghan collapse
* Security experts said it is likely that Afghanistan will see Taliban government “of some sort” within six months
* Fears raised that rise of Taliban could inspire radicals in West
LONDON: The fall of the Western-backed Afghan government could inspire radicalized youth in countries such as Britain to conduct terror attacks, sources in the security services have said.
Security experts said it is likely that Afghanistan will see a Taliban government “of some sort” within the next six months, which would provide a rallying cry for extremists based in the West as they look for new inspiration following the fall of Daesh.
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Update #1: UK at risk of terror attacks launched from Afghanistan after troop withdrawal, warns MI5 (The Independent)
Update #2: MI5 chief warns of new terror threats as allies withdraw from Afghanistan (ITV News)
WNU Editor: The UK security services are saying what everyone else is seeing .... As the Taliban surges across Afghanistan, al-Qaeda is poised for a swift return (The Conversation).
