Afghanistan: At least 400 UK-trained Afghan special forces left behind

Afghanistan: At least 400 UK-trained Afghan special forces troops hiding from Taliban and want UK evacuation.

A former translator for the British military is trying to help UK-trained special forces to escape from Afghanistan and the Taliban. Rafi Hottak, who himself fled to the UK a decade ago, says the soldiers "deserve a life without fear of being killed".

At least 400 Afghan special forces trained by the UK are in hiding in Afghanistan, in fear for their lives and desperate to escape to Britain, a former Afghan interpreter has revealed.

Rafi Hottak, 35 who used to work with British special forces in Afghanistan and now lives in Birmingham, said he is compiling a list of names of elite commandos wanting help.

He plans to present the list to the UK government in a bid to pressure ministers to act.