Brave translator who helped British troops take on the Taliban AND Islamic State begins a new life in the UK after risking his life in Afghanistan for nine years where jihadists vowed to kill him

Just weeks ago, Mohammad Nazir was hiding from Taliban and Islamic State fighters who had vowed to kill him for working with British troops. Now, thanks to the Daily Mail’s campaign to secure sanctuary for brave translators, Mr Nazir and his family are out of harm’s way – in a semi-detached home in Oldham. The father of five said: ‘We are safe at last. In Afghanistan this could only be a dream but now it is real.’ His arrival represents yet another victory for the Mail’s award-winning Betrayal of the Brave campaign, which has called on Britain to look after translators who risked their lives for our troops. The family: Arif, Hasanat, Safia, Kashif, Nazir, Asif and Waqif. Mohammad Nazir Shahamath is the second translator to be successfully brought with his family to the UK from Afghanistan all because of the Daily Mail campaign Betrayal of the Brave Mr Nazir, 34, worked with UK officials for nine years. As a result he lived in daily fear that the Taliban would hunt down and kill him, his wife Safia, 27, and his children. He is just the second translator to begin a new life in Britain under rules brought in by former… Read full this story

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