UK pledges to resettle thousands more Afghan interpreters as pressure mounts on Australia
Share on Twitter The UK has announced it will relocate thousands more Afghans, mostly interpreters, who worked for the British military and the UK government. As international troops prepare to leave the country, the government says it expects to resettle more than 3,000 Afghans including their families amid fears for their safety. They will join 1,300 who have already been resettled in the UK. An Afghan interpreter working with Australian Defence Force personnel in 2009 in Sorkh Lez, Afghanistan AAP British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said it was “only right” to offer reloc...
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