David Williams

Aug 25, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | David Williams |Steve Boggan

'The Americans often do operations like this with noise and bluster, but British special forces are usually gone before the enemy knows what has hit them,' says Javid, 32. 'We found our man hiding with a group of women and recovered $15,000 and some telephone sim cards.'But it wasn't all plain sailing. On the way back to the Chinook, with the cloak of darkness slowly lifting, Javid realised they had been spotted and were about to come under fire.

Aug 14, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | David Williams

Afgans who came to the UK after working and fighting alongside British troops against the Taliban want to be allowed to join the Army. Dozens of former Afghan soldiers and frontline interpreters – many veterans of the fiercest fighting trained by UK Special Forces – have expressed a desire to ‘sign up’ to boost the depleted Army. But despite the recruitment crisis and soldiers quitting at an alarming rate, the Afghans have to wait five years after arriving in the UK before they become eligible.

Jan 28, 2024 | thisismoney.co.uk | David Williams |Mark Nicol

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers denied relocation to the UK despite standing 'shoulder to shoulder' with British forces on the front line are set to be granted sanctuary in a Government U-turn. Ministers are expected to announce this week that the cases of at least 400 members of two elite units – known as the Triples – will be reviewed, with the majority likely to be allowed entry to Britain.

Jan 11, 2024 | thisismoney.co.uk | David Williams

A former frontline translator for UK forces faces being sent back to the Taliban after Britain ‘cruelly’ withdrew its promise of sanctuary. For more than two years Nasir (not his real name, which is protected by a court order), who worked four years with the British military and was injured in a bomb blast while on patrol, believed he was about to relocate to the UK after twice being told he was qualified for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP).

Dec 22, 2023 | thisismoney.co.uk | David Williams

It was a 'life saving' moment Muzhda Naderi had feared would never happen and when this week she finally stepped onto British soil, she said it was 'like a beautiful dream come true...' For more than a year after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the former British Council (BC) teacher had lived in hiding with her husband Hoshang, 39, and daughter Arina, six, moving home regularly around the country to stay ahead of search parties sworn to punish her for teaching 'the language of...