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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
May Bulman

‘She will be killed’: Wife of Afghan man who worked for British army denied UK visa

Hafizullah Husseinkhel

The wife of an Afghan man who served with British forces and was commended for “outstanding” work as an interpreter has been refused entry to the UK by the Home Office, prompting fears that she will be killed.

Hafizullah Husseinkhel, 31, who fled from Afghanistan in 2014 after receiving death threats from the Taliban, said he felt “betrayed” and “terrified” when the government declined to grant his wife entry to the UK after she left Kabul following the Taliban takeover.

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