Soldiers reunited with Afghan interpreter after winning legal battle to allow him to settle in UK
A group of former soldiers have been reunited with their Afghan interpreter after winning a legal battle to allow him to settle in the UK.
Josh Roberts, Paul Standen, Sam Knight and Vance Bacon-Sharratt - from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire - said they spent months under fire together with Abdul in Helmand Province.Many Afghans who worked for British forces were resettled in the UK via the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
Before it reached court, the Home Office agreed to review Abdul's situation, and ultimately decided he was not a security risk. "We'd have done it for each other. We've all been through hard times and we all help each other - he's a brother, he's one of us."
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