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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague petitioned by Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill to protect Afghan interpreters who translated for British troops and to give them opportunity to resettle in the UK
Dr Lofthouse
Dr Lofthouse
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Interpreter rejected by Britain is granted asylum in Germany Aug 13, 2013

Interpreter rejected by Britain is granted asylum in Germany

A British Army interpreter who was forced to flee Afghanistan after his father and brother were murdered by the Taleban has been granted political asylum in Germany following a campaign of support by former British army officers... See more
Interpreter rejected by Britain is granted asylum in Germany

A British Army interpreter who was forced to flee Afghanistan after his father and brother were murdered by the Taleban has been granted political asylum in Germany following a campaign of support by former British army officers.


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philolog
philolog
United States
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Local interpreters Aug 13, 2013

This underscores the urgent and long-term need for the British Government to train its own military interpreters and not rely on so-called local interpreters.
 


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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague petitioned by Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill to protect Afghan interpreters who translated for British troops and to give them opportunity to resettle in the UK







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