Former British servicemen and experts in Afghanistan have described the ongoing situation as the “greatest danger” of jihadist terrorism since the rise of Islamic State. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Center currently defines Britain’s terrorist threat level as “substantial.”
This means that an attack on the UK is defined as probable.
However, “substantial” is always lower than “serious” and “critical”.
Speaking on Times Radio, Col. Richard Kemp said Britain faced “the greatest terrorist danger since the Islamic State was at its peak.”
Despite the Taliban’s promise not to become a safe haven for Islamist terrorism, Col. Kemp asserted that they “will allow and probably encourage jihadists from all over the world to flow into the country, who plan, meet, prepare, train, organize and are carrying out strikes against western Afghanistan “.
Before appearing on Times Radio, Colonel Kemp called on the government to increase the threat level. He warned of an “immediate increase in the level of threat from British jihadists inspired and motivated by the events in Afghanistan”.
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Sir Nicholas Kay, UK Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2017 to 2019, also said the government could not trust the Taliban regime in Kabul, adding: “I don’t think they have changed.”
The warning comes as the Prime Minister presses the Taliban to keep their promise not to let terrorism escalate in Afghanistan.
“If the new Kabul regime wants diplomatic recognition, or unblock the billions currently frozen, it will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the country, respect the rights of women and girls, prevent Afghanistan from, yet another times, to become an incubator for global terrorism, as that would be disastrous for Afghanistan, “said Boris Johnson.
Johnny Mercer, Mr Johnson’s Conservative colleague, who has toured Afghanistan three times with the British Army, wrote in The Sunday Times that the Taliban were “the same collection of gangsters, criminals and pedophiles with no regard for the human life I fought against “.
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A bomb exploded at Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing 13 US servicemen, two Britons and around 160 Afghans.
Foreign Minister Dominic Raab is expected to join his counterparts from the G7, NATO, Qatar and Turkey on Monday.
According to the MailOnline, MPs Esher and Walton are expected to use the meeting to explain how Afghanistan cannot become a safe space for terrorism after the Taliban takeover.
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This notice was published: 2021-08-30 02:30:00
