Afghan interpreters launch legal bid for asylum in UK
Iran Press TV
Fri May 3, 2013 4:37PM GMT
Lawyers for three Afghan interpreters, who worked for British forces in Afghanistan, have launched a legal challenge against the British government's decision not to allow them to settle in the UK.
The interpreters began a legal bid to win the right to live in Britain, arguing they are at risk of retaliation from Taliban militants as foreign forces prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country.
The Afghan interpreters said they have still been tracked down by the Taliban despite being resettled several times, and that their lives as well as those of their family and friends are at risk.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Afghan interpreters not to seek asylum in the UK and to remain in the Asian country after NATO pullout in 2014.
Cameron told Radio 4’s World earlier that his cabinet is considering offering “really generous” packages to Afghan interpreters if they stay in Afghanistan.
Afghan interpreters’ requests for asylum in the UK are now dealt with on a case-by-case basis despite the high risks they encountered working with the British troops in the battlefield against Taliban.
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