“We heard that people were evacuated who said,” Don’t say anything bad about the Taliban “on the plane.
“We have a duty to protect them. They protected us and our mission in Afghanistan, they stood by our side – and now it is our duty in Britain to stand by their side and see that they are not endangered. “
Experts on the Taliban’s capabilities say the group is able to identify and track down interpreters who are now living in the UK.
Details of Afghan interpreters working with special forces were left behind in Kabul during the evacuation, according to the Times, including some who had made their way to the UK.
Pass lists of names
Rob Campbell, a former British Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan, is now helping Afghan interpreters and their families in the UK.
“Unfortunately [finding Afghan interpreters] in the UK it is much easier with these lists given to the Taliban at Kabul airport. We gave them lists of names and ages and in some cases I believe biometric details.
“An interpreter comes to the UK and then be targeted and killed would send a much stronger message to the Afghan community at home: No matter where you go, you are available, you are still a destination.
