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WikiLeaks withheld 15,000 documents about the Afghanistan war to ‘protect innocents’ from harm, the Old Bailey heard today Former Der Spiegel reporter John Goetz told Julian Assange’s extradition hearing that WikiLeaks was ‘removing bad stuff’ to ensure no one was put at risk. Assange, 49, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army … Read more
Thousands of miles away from his native Afghanistan, there are moments when former British Army interpreter Mohammad Nazir has to pinch himself to remember that he and his family are safe. There is an absolute joy, he says, in walking along the pavement outside his three-bedroom home in the North-West without fearing for his life. … Read more
Don’t abandon us: More than 100 Afghan translators who worked with British troops beg Boris Johnson to help them find sanctuary in UK More than 100 former Afghan translators for the British military fear the Taliban will hunt them down In a letter to be handed in to the British embassy in Kabul today, they … Read more
Hamid blamed an apparent breakdown in communication, with the Home Office failing to give any warning to the translators, the authorities in Glasgow or their dedicated case workers that the visas were about to be granted Five interpreters are enduring a ‘heartbreaking and shameful’ delay in being reunited with their families after a Home Office blunder. … Read more
Afghan interpreter is reunited with his wife after Mail campaign to allow battlefield heroes to settle in Britain Afghan interpreter Toryali served with the UK Armed Forces against the Taliban The 27-year-old stepped of a plane in Glasgow with his wife Raihana, 26 They were one of two couples reunited following a Home Office policy … Read more
Afghan refugees lose legal case against Home Office after claiming conditions at immigration removal centre where they were locked in for 11 hours a night were unlawful Three Afghan refugees took legal action over conditions at Brook House IRC They said detainees were locked in their ‘cells’ between 9pm and 8am every day The three … Read more
Top US general David Petraeus demands Britain gives urgent sanctuary to Afghan translators who helped our heroes on the battlefield US General David Petraeus urged Home Secretary Priti Patel to help interpreters He said ‘we owe a considerable debt’ to translators who helped in Afghanistan The US had resettled their translators through a special immigrant … Read more
Ministers were last night facing mounting pressure to give Afghan interpreters sanctuary in Britain immediately as more came forward to reveal their plight. The shocking stories of 48 interpreters who worked alongside British forces and say they have since been abandoned to the Taliban are laid bare in the Daily Mail today. Around 150 interpreters … Read more
‘Put this right without delay!’ Ministers are accused of ‘appalling breach’ of debt owed to Afghan interpreters as MPs call for them to be given sanctuary 15 MPs said those who risked their lives for the UK ‘must be allowed to live in it’ There are believed to be 150 interpreters who are desperate for … Read more
Ministers promise a better deal for Afghan interpreters who helped British forces but were denied sanctuary Afghan translators who worked with British troops will be rewarded Just 2 interpreters have been allowed into the UK under a 2-year-old scheme Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson promised at the time that 50 interpreters would be given the … Read more