David Williams

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...

Dec 12, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | David Williams

The Ministry of Defence is fined £350,000 over leak which could have endangered the lives of Afghans who worked for the UK in the war against the Taliban Published: 19:59 EST, 12 December 2023 | Updated: 19:59 EST, 12 December 2023 The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 after an extraordinary data blunder that could have threatened the lives of dozens of Afghans who worked for Britain in the war with the Taliban.

Dec 12, 2023 | thisismoney.co.uk | David Williams

The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 after an extraordinary data blunder that could have threatened the lives of dozens of Afghans who worked for Britain in the war with the Taliban. In a damning judgement, the UK's Information Commissioner John Edwards said the 'egregious' data breach 'let down those to whom our country owes so much', potentially endangering the lives of 265 Afghans, who had entrusted their personal details to the MOD hoping for sanctuary.