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British couple released after detention in Afghanistan say they feared being executed
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisonedA Brit…
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British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say
Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last monthA …
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Life of British man, 79, imprisoned by Taliban is in serious danger, say family
Peter Reynolds, who runs a business in Afghanistan, was held along with his wife last month and needs heart pi…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Civil service, Employment tribunals, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airlift
Emails released as part of employment tribunal lift lid on questionable decisions made amid Afghanistan evacua…
- Afghanistan, BBC, Boris Johnson, Civil service, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Law, Media, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government
Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures‘…
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Be careful with drinks while travelling, says mother of British lawyer who died in Laos
Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists to die in a suspected methanol poisoning at Vang Vieng hostelThe mot…
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UK whistleblower ‘morally compelled’ to speak out on Afghan withdrawal
Civil servant Josie Stewart spoke to media after government presented ‘dishonest account’, tribunal toldA Fore…
- Afghanistan, Civil service, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Law, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news
Sacked Foreign Office whistleblower hits out at secrecy of tribunal hearing
Josie Stewart, who highlighted failures in Afghan evacuation, is concerned by attempt to keep her legal challe…
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Thousands of Afghans who helped British forces ‘remain stranded by UK’
Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from Ta…
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British man named as among those killed in Nepal air crash
Ruan Calum Crighton was onboard the Yeti Airlines flight which crashed on Sunday with at least 68 fatalitiesA …
- Global development, Human rights, India, Law, MI5, MI6, Religion, Scotland, Sikhism, South and Central Asia, Torture, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’
Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017A Briti…
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Afghan ex-BBC journalist stranded for months due to Home Office scheme delays
Mudassar Kadir said ‘zero progress’ made since he and his family arrived at Dubai refugee centreAn Afghan form…
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Briton missing in Afghanistan after reports of Taliban arrest
Grant Bailey was working as security consultant in Kabul where he liaised with US state departmentA British ma…
- Afghanistan, BBC, Journalist safety, Media, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Ex-BBC journalists in Kabul say corporation ignored pleas for help
Fourteen Afghans including presenters, reporters and producers are now in hiding from the Taliban A group of s…
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan a mistake, says UK defence secretary
Ben Wallace says troop pullout had given Taliban momentum and ‘international community will probably pay the c…