Daily Mail

Nobody is safe there any more

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UK passport holder Idris, 40, was forced to leave Kabul when the Taliban began a purge of Afghans with Western documentat­ion.

He lived in the UK for around 15 years before returning to Afghanista­n around 2010.

Idris said: ‘This may be an unpopular opinion in Britain but the UK Government should recognise the Taliban government and allow the aid money into the country – because until they do that nobody with any Western connection­s is going to be safe in Kabul.’

He added: ‘I had a big business in the city which I worked to build up for 20 years and now I have to leave and come to Britain with nothing, because of the threats to me and my family – all because we have British connection­s.

‘You cannot hold the Taliban to ransom. They will make people like me suffer until there is a political resolution.’

 ?? ?? Flight: Idris lived in UK for 15 years
Flight: Idris lived in UK for 15 years

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