In an interview with the Daily Mail, Mr McCallum warned that terror groups may be able to reform in Afghanistan and plan sophisticated operations targeting the UK
* Ken McCallum, Head of MI5, said he is concerned about 'terrorist infrastructure and networks reconstituting' in Afghanistan months after the West's withdrawal
* MI5 is braced for an 'increased in inspired terrorism' he told the Daily Mail
* He added that the domestic spy agency is facing tough decisions because the threat from hostile states such as Russia and China rivals the threat of terrorism
Afghanistan is again becoming a breeding ground for terror, with British extremists already trying to travel there, the head of MI5 has warned.
Ken McCallum said he is concerned about ‘terrorist infrastructure and networks reconstituting’ in the troubled country just months after the West’s catastrophic withdrawal.
In September, he warned that MI5 was braced for an ‘increase in inspired terrorism’ and the ‘potential regrowth of Al Qaeda-style directed plots’ as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan had ‘heartened and emboldened’ extremists.
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