Mideast Crisis

Taliban weighs IRGC, al-Qaeda escape as Iran refugee intake looms

Taliban weighs IRGC, al-Qaeda escape as Iran refugee intake looms

The Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) held a high-level internal session on the possible escape of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and al-Qaeda members into Afghanistan, alongside a potential wave of Iranian refugees, Afghanistan International has learned.

Israel and Iran at war, Day 5: what we know so far

Israel and Iran at war, Day 5: what we know so far

Israel stepped up attacks on Iran as the war entered its fifth day on Wednesday morning, while US President Donald Trump demanded Tehran unconditionally surrender and moved US jets and ships to the region.