THE UK will send 200 more troops out to Afghanistan to evacuate Brits who are stuck at Kabul’s airport, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. It comes as Dominic Raab vowed Britain will go a…
They shared the man - a dad-of-four- had been "mutilated" as they found out he had worked for both the US and UK around ten years ago.
"Women have been told they cannot leave their homes in Herat and the Taliban are going door to door in Mazar-i-Sharif looking for anyone who worked with the US military."previously reported Taliban fighters had sent chilling warnings to anyone it suspected of working with the West before its latest offensive."We have reports that you and other interpreters are in contact with infidel friends, to get you out of Afghanistan and get you a visa," one letter read.
It was reported one translator was stopped by Taliban militants and beheaded back in May - with witnesses saying the fighters told him he was a "spy for the Americans". And he said there can "only be two punishments" for gay people, either being stoned to death or being crushed by a 10ft high wall which is pushed down on top of them.
The Prime Minister said the "difficult" situation had been exacerbated by the President's decision to withdraw troops from the war-torn country. "No one's life, property and dignity will be harmed and the lives of the citizens of Kabul will not be at risk," the Taliban said.
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