Interpreters in legal threat
Lawyers for the men, two of whom are already in the UK, are asking for the “targeted assisted scheme” which operates in Iraq to be extended to Afghanistan. The scheme allows qualifying staff the right to resettle in the UK or to a one-off payment.
Mohammed Rafi Hotak, 26, received death threats and was attacked on several occasions before fleeing to the UK where he was recently granted asylum.
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Hide AdHis brother Abdul Latif is still in Afghanistan where he fears for his life, Mr Hotak’s lawyers said. A third man, Ahmadullah Pashtoon, whose father was murdered, is in the UK awaiting a ruling on his asylum claim.