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Mujahideen

Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors

World

Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors

By Phil Miller

How MI6 backed ‘right-wing religious fanatics’ in Afghanistan

Declassified UK

How MI6 backed ‘right-wing religious fanatics’ in Afghanistan

By Phil Miller

Catastrophe in Afghanistan: US wrecks another country thinking it’s playing the ‘great game'

Politics

Catastrophe in Afghanistan: US wrecks another country thinking it’s playing the ‘great game'

By John Pilger

Newsdeck

IS tactics evolving, may include car bombs: Europol

By AFP

Born to Terror: A glimpse into the future of jihadism

World

Born to Terror: A glimpse into the future of jihadism

By Jasmine Opperman

The North Caucasus insurgency and Syria: An exported Jihad

World

The North Caucasus insurgency and Syria: An exported Jihad

By International Crisis Group