UK ‘facing 9/11 attacks after Taliban victory in Afghanistan’

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Experts fear the Taliban will allow terrorist groups like al-Qaeda to use Afghanistan as a base (Images: Getty Images)

Security experts have warned that the UK will become a target of terrorist attacks now that Afghanistan is ruled by the Taliban.

Osama bin Laden planned the devastating al-Qaeda attacks on 9/11 while the terrorist group used “uncontrolled spaces” in the Afghan deserts and mountains for training.

The Taliban, which now controls military equipment and weapons in Afghanistan, allowed al-Qaeda to remain in the country as guests before and after the 2001 attacks.

Now many different intelligence experts fear that the country will once again become a safe haven for the terrorist organization.

The former British military commander who served in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, told The Mirror: “There is a potential for 9/11 to be spectacular, on government buildings, sports stadiums, and prime targets.

If they can’t get the US, the UK remains a big target. Freedom in Afghanistan, as we saw on 9/11, will give them time and help plan such an attack.

Similar warnings were echoed by Ahmed Masoud, a Sandhurst-educated commander of the Afghan National Resistance Front.

He said the Taliban’s recent victory is not just a problem for Afghans that the West can ignore.

“Conspiracies against democracies will come here again,” he said from his hideout in the mountains.

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a matter of days without much military resistance (Image: Getty Images) The Taliban now have access to Afghan military equipment (Image: Getty Images)

But many are also concerned about the “psychological impact” that Taliban control will have on jihadists already in the UK.

Colonel Richard Kemp said: “Extremists see this story unfold and are inspired by it.

They are celebrating the rise of al-Qaeda again and the threat from these people is immediate.

The United States and its allies expelled the Taliban from Afghanistan in 2001 – after spending five years in power implementing harsh Islamic law.

Since then, al-Qaeda has had no base for training and planning from, and the West has not experienced terrorist attacks on a scale similar even to 9/11.

If the Taliban offer Afghanistan to the jihadists again, it will be the first time that radical Islamic extremists can have a “headquarters” since before 9/11.

The Taliban have already released thousands of terrorists from Afghan prisons who are expected to try to join the jihad movements.

“There is still a lot you can do to help the cause of freedom – you are our only hope left,” said Mr. Masoud, speaking directly to those in the West.

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