RAF ready to launch fresh air strikes in Afghanistan after Dominic Raab vowed to use ‘all means necessary’ against ISIS

THE RAF is prepared to hit ISIS targets in Afghanistan in the wake of rocket attacks carried out by the terror group, its chief has said.

Sir Mike Wigton was speaking after Dominic Raab said the UK will use “all means necessary" to combat the threat posed by the jihadists.

A branch of the terror group based in Afghanistan known as ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb at Kabul airport that killed 170 Afghans and 13 US troops.

But even as the, attention has already turned to dealing with the terror group who its feared could use Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to plot attacks on the UK.

Air Chief Marshall Wigtonthat “ultimately, what this boils down to is that we've got to be able to play a global role in the global coalition to defeat Daesh”.

Daesh is a derogatory term in Arabic for ISIS and is often used by their opponents when referring to them.

He added that could be “whether it's strike or whether it's moving troops or equipment into a particular country at scale and at speed".

"If there's an opportunity for us to contribute, I am in no doubt that we will be ready to,” he said.

“That will be anywhere where violent extremism raises its head and is a direct or indirect threat to the UK and our allies.

“Afghanistan is probably one of the most inaccessible parts of the world, and we're able to operate there."