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Significant Changes to the Afghanistan Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme or ‘Afghan Interpreters Scheme’
November 13, 2020 By Faith Matters

Significant Changes to the Afghanistan Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme or ‘Afghan Interpreters Scheme’

We have long campaigned on the case of Mohammed Nabi Wardak, an Afghan military translator who saw action in Helmand with British forces when our troops were in-country and in the midst of controlling the violence and terrorism associated with the Taliban. Our work rallied the Sun newspaper, as well as others, in highlighting the […]

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Thirteen killed, 120 injured in Afghanistan car bomb blast
October 18, 2020 By Faith Matters

Thirteen killed, 120 injured in Afghanistan car bomb blast

A suicide car bombing killed at least 13 people and injured around 120 others in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province on Sunday, officials said. Mohammad Omer Lalzad, the head of a hospital in Ghor, said emergency staff were treating dozens of people with both serious and light injuries from the bombing. He expected the death toll […]

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