Afghan interpreters who worked with British troops plead for UK to rescue them from Taliban 'death sentence' (Picture)

 

In hiding and desperate, two former Afghan interpreters have urged the UK to rescue them from what they see as a Taliban death sentence because they worked for British troops. Both men, named "N" and "W" to protect their identities, said they applied to a government scheme to be allowed to resettle in Britain, but were rejected because they had been sacked from their interpreting jobs for offences that they said they did not commit. They said they feared for their lives and for the lives of their families as the Taliban gains ground following a decision by the United States and its allies to withdraw their troops. "In the coming months the Taliban will get me," said N, sitting in a house in an Afghan city with his three children. They held up posters with the words: "Help us UK gov" and "Safe our live UK". Sky News is not disclosing where N is staying. "As soon as possible, they will find me, they will slay me. They will slaughter and behead me and my family," the 35-year-old said.