4,300 OF OUR AFGHAN ALLIES STILL IN LIMBO
The Sunday Mirror|August 06, 2023
'We put our lives in danger for UK'
BEN TURNER and JOHN SIDDLE
4,300 OF OUR AFGHAN ALLIES STILL IN LIMBO

AN abandoned Afghan translator who served with our troops yesterday begged Rishi Sunak to bring him to safety in Britain.

He is one of 4,300 fellow nationals who worked with the British, many with families, yet remain in limbo two years after the Taliban takeover despite being entitled to asylum here.

The 32-year-old man, who we are calling Ali, said: "I put mine and my family's lives in danger for the UK this is not what we deserve.

Ali has been in a UK-funded hotel in Pakistan since 2021. His wife and children are trapped in Afghanistan.

In his message to Mr Sunak, he added: "I'm also a husband and father.

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