Hope at last for translator who helped the SAS
A FORMER Afghan interpreter for the SAS who was hunted relentlessly by the Taliban is among those whose cases will now be reviewed.
Abdul, who worked on the frontline for nearly five years, was forced to ‘hide in the shadows’ after the property where he was staying was sprayed with bullets as part of a terrifying campaign of intimidation.
Speaking from his hiding place in Kabul last night, he said: ‘This is very good news and I pray that I will be included with my wife and children. We have been hiding from the Taliban for too long.’
The 35-year-old father-of-four is desperate to be reunited with his brother, who was also a translator and has been granted sanctuary in Britain. Abdul began working for UK forces in 2007 but stopped in June 2012 when his contract ended and he did not try to renew it because of death threats.
Because he stopped working before the December 2012 qualification date, he was not entitled to come to Britain under the UK’s relocation scheme.