The scheme seemed to go to “considerable lengths” to stop the relocation to the UK of interpreters and other locally employed civilians (LECs) who were threatened and intimidated, they found. Afghan Interpreters and Other Locally Employed Civilians, called for a more “sympathetic approach” to those who risked their lives to aid British forces in the conflict. The Redundancy Scheme is open to Afghan civilians who had been working in frontline roles for at least 12 months when the UK began to drawdown forces in December 2012. In contrast the Intimidation Scheme was “in theory” open to all civilians working for the British. The report noted: “Relocation to the UK has been treated as a matter of last resort.

Source: Daily Mail May 26, 2018 01:52 UTC