TROOPS FLY TO KOSOVO TO PROTECT AFGHANS

BRITISH troops have been deployed to Kosovo to help 150 UK-bound Afghans who had worked for Nato.

Around 140 soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles on a 60-day mission will provide vital force protection and help to process around 2,000 former contractors and their families.

The government of Kosovo has provided Nato with temporary accommodation for the Afghans.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “This rapid deployment demonstrates the UK’s ability and readiness to relocate vulnerable Afghans from around the world.”

The Ministry of Defence yesterday confirmed 150 former NATO Afghan employees and their families will be relocated to the UK after being evacuated from Afghanistan.