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The Talibans victory in Afghanistan could raise the morale of various Islamist extremist groups. Analysts believe that this will lead to new alliances and an increased danger of terrorist attacks.

You should never dance to the enemy’s tune! That applies even to the Taliban, who hate music and don’t have any tunes. After five minutes of glorious soccer, during which Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw scored the fastest ever goal in a Euros final, England went on to the defensive. That was absurd. The Eyeties got deeper and deeper into our half and then, disaster of all disasters, equalised in the second half! Three England players, the Tory-bashing Marcus Rashford, who wasn’t eve...

HMS Warspite Excitement in the UK is building! A few Scots are miserable of course, mostly in the SNP, but then the SNP are a miserable lot at the best of times, no offense intended. My prediction is that Sunday night’s Euro 2020 final between England (the Good Guys) and Italy (the Bad Guys) will see a reprise of the score at the Battle of Matapan, in other words three-nil to the Good Guys. HMS Valiant As many readers will know, VT readers being a well-informed lot on the whole, in late Marc...

Britain ‘WILL keep troops in Afghanistan with SAS set to stay and help units fight the Taliban’ Sarah Grealish Sarah Grealish Invalid Date, BRITAIN will keep troops in Afghanistan with the SAS set to help train local units fight the taliban, it has been reported. Elite officers in the SAS will stay in the stricken country as an "advisory group" to help train Afghan soldiers. 3 Former head of MI6 Sir Alex Younger has expressed concerns over the talibans growing power in AfghanistanCredit: S...

Happy July 4 th everybody! We don’t celebrate it over here of course, as we came second. When we’re beaten fair and square however we don’t behave like the Germans and have a centuries’ long hissy-fit. Speaking of Jerry’s hissy-fits, Tuesday sees the 33 rd anniversary of the sabotage by German intelligence (GO2) of the Piper Alpha oil and gas facility in the North Sea. All told Jerry murdered 167 men. At the time it was the single largest insurance loss for a disaster, around £1.7 bi...

SYMBOLIC END Union Flag lowered in Afghanistan after 20 years of British military presence as UK troops continue to withdraw Updated: 20:29 ET, Jun 30 2021 THE Union Flag has been lowered in Afghanistan ending 20 years of the UK’s military presence in the country, it has been reported. The final British troops are set to leave imminently, following the German and Italian contingent, who left earlier this week. 3 3 The flag has been lowered in AfghanistanCredit: Alamy It is understood that re...

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Vice Admiral David Johnston asks the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Myanmar military to release Australian economics professor Sean Turnell, who will face court for allegedly violating the official secrets act.

Program/Project Management Job in Iraq about Safety and Security, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from NP; closing on 20 Jun 2021

Ben Roberts-Smith's marathon defamation trial is about to begin and the stakes are not only high for Australia's most decorated Afghanistan veteran — the entire Defence Department's reputation is on the line.