An outrage.
The very people who should be allowed into the UK/West, are the ones being denied. This is an outrage, reminding me of the many Vietnamese left to the hands of the marauding communists after the fall of Saigon.
Abandoned by Britain… then gunned down by the Taliban: Hitmen target Afghan interpreter who risked his life on the front line and his two-year-old son after they’re refused entry to the UK
The 26-year-old (pictured left), known as ‘Chris’ by UK soldiers, was hit in the leg when gunmen opened fire near his home in Khost. His son Muhammad (pictured right) also sustained injuries in the attack.
The father-of-two, who spent two months in hospital after the shooting, said he has taken evidence of threats to UK authorities on ten occasions – but has repeatedly been dismissed. And like the majority of frontline translators who want to build new lives in the UK, Chris – who worked with elite forces including the SAS – does not qualify for an immigration scheme because of his dates of service.
So far just one of more than 300 Afghan interpreters who say they have been threatened by the Taliban because of their work with British soldiers has been given a UK visa. Pictured centre: The aftermath of another attack on an interpreter in Afghanistan.
