‘Do the right thing!’ Ex-Afghan war generals urge ministers to give translators sanctuary in Britain General Lord Dannatt said it was ‘disgraceful’ plight had dragged on for so long Meanwhile, General Lord Richards said Britain owed them an ‘incredible debt’ It comes as 48 interpreters are living in fear of the Taliban and the Islamic … Read more
Extreme allegations that a ‘rogue’ SAS unit carried out night missions in which they executed civilians in Afghanistan villages have come to light in court documents. The trove of secret files was previously withheld from an ongoing High Court legal case by the government, causing a judge to demand an explanation from defence secretary Ben Wallace. … Read more
Extreme allegations that a ‘rogue’ SAS unit carried out night missions in which they executed civilians in Afghanistan villages have come to light in court documents. The trove of secret files was previously withheld from an ongoing High Court legal case by the government, causing a judge to demand an explanation from defence secretary Ben Wallace. … Read more
A teenage girl hailed a hero for gunning down two Taliban extremists who shot her parents dead in Afghanistan ‘killed her own husband’ when she opened fire, according to fresh reports. Qamar Gul, 15, was married to one of the two attackers she shot with an AK-47 after he tried to seize her back in … Read more
SAS snipers target British jihadis’ cave hideaways in Iraq leaving 100 Islamic State killers dead in a ‘secret war’ Elite SAS troops track down ISIS killers to their hideouts and then take them out At least 100 fighters are killed in a ‘secret war’ to crush Islamic State resurgence Sources confirm there have been at … Read more
Ben Fogle has urged fans to ‘not waste a single second of your precious time on earth’ after he announced a second star of his New Lives in the Wild programme has died. The presenter took to Instagram this morning to reveal that Scotsman Chris Clark, who lived in Xixuau, in the Amazon basin, one … Read more
Defence Minister Johnny Mercer opens up about the trauma of watching his friend die as he cradled his body ‘like a baby’ after he was gunned down by the Taliban on patrol in Afghanistan Speaking on the Crisis What Crisis? podcast he opened up about trauma of war He says how he saw a good … Read more
Defence Minister Johnny Mercer opens up about the trauma of watching his friend die as he cradled his body ‘like a baby’ after he was gunned down by the Taliban on patrol in Afghanistan Speaking on the Crisis What Crisis? podcast he opened up about trauma of war He says how he saw a good … Read more
A former Manchester City footballer who grew up in Afghanistan has recalled the harrowing night she fled the Taliban aged 10 – after the terrorists executed her father. Nadia Nadim, 32, told how she, her mother and four sisters left Kabul on trucks and made the long journey to Europe, where they eventually settled in … Read more
MEMOIR THE BOY WITH TWO HEARTS by Hamed Amiri (Icon £16.99, 288pp) In 2001, when Hamed Amiri was ten years old, his mother made a speech declaring that women ‘have the same rights as men’. In Taliban-ruled Herat, Afghanistan, this was a radical statement, and a dangerous one: that night, the Mullah called for her … Read more