French president meets Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, a 28-year-old Yazidi activist who was forced into sexual slavery by IS fighters

Inspired by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, a group of several hundred disgruntled Pakistani Taliban fighters, has grown into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally

PM tells reporters he found US president very 'attentive to our needs' in 'wonderful meeting;' praises his commitment to curb Iran, but warns: ‘there isn’t a lot of time’

After 50-minute meeting at White House, US leader says he prefers diplomacy with Tehran but there are ‘other options’; hopes for 'close personal relationship' with premier

American forces press on with final days of Afghan airlift while Pentagon says troops still face 'specific, credible threats'

Many of those killed and injured in the Islamic State suicide bombings outside airport were hoping to flee the new Taliban rule

After long claiming it would bring peace, the insurgent group is now accused of releasing scores of members of Islamic State, the group that carried out the airport attack

Western countries continue to airlift their nationals ahead of August 31 deadline; 13 US troops killed in bombings claimed by local Islamic State offshoot

Eyewitnesses recall fleeing in fear amid total chaos following double bombing that killed scores; graphic footage lays bare human toll

The offshoot terror group is more extreme than the Taliban and has long fought against it; it has claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly airport attack