Afghans 'terrified' of the Taliban going back for 'holidays'

HUNDREDS of Afghans who were flown to Britain amid fears they could be executed, tortured or imprisoned by the Taliban have returned to their home country for holidays, a whistleblower has claimed.

- By Michael Knowles

The former interpreter, who served alongside British Forces, claimed some people had exaggerated the threat they faced when applying to enter the UK. They sent fake Taliban letters, staged torture videos and made false allegations of attacks, he said.

Some even pushed to bring their second wives to the UK, alongside other relatives, he alleged. He told Sky News he was aware of applicants who had travelled back and forth for holidays and other trips.

He said: "We have witnessed... interpreters from various units, from SF [special forces] units... there are hundreds of them going in, coming back. It made me disappointed because [British] people believed there was a high threat to the interpreters."