Afghanistan: Colonel ‘let down badly’ by UK, says son-in-law

Obaidullah Khushall’s father-in- law was in charge of policing the Afghan-Pakistan border, but wasn’t employed directly by the British government.

Mr Khushall said”He saved British lives and the Army knows that.”
The Ministry of Defence said it couldn’t talk about individual cases.

Mr Khushall, who lives in Northampton, said his father-in- law, who we’ve agreed not to name, was a colonel in the military border police force of the now- deposed Afghan government.

When the Taliban returned to power in August, his father-in- law was communicated by the British Ministry of Defence.
He doubly tried to get to Kabul Airport, but his path was blocked by thousands of people trying to escape the Taliban.

Since also he has been in caching.

Mr Khushall said he’d now entered a letter from the Ministry of Defence saying his father-in- law”would not be eligible for relocation to the UK through

The letter said” Only current or former Locally Employed Staff that were directly employed by HM Government would be considered eligible for relocation to the UK if they worked in exposed, meaningful enabling places that made a material difference to the delivery of the UK charge in Afghanistan, leaving them now at threat due to the current situation in the country.”
It makes me really upset,”he said.”They’re saying he wasn’t directly employed by the British government.

“I accept that but the structure of the former government was run with the West’s support.
“They were abettors. He stood shoulder to shoulder with them.”

r Khushall said his father-in- law had worked to help self-murder bombers, medicine merchandisers and people bootleggers crossing the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He said he’d also been in charge of the security of British colors and fought alongside them in a three-hour battle against the Taliban.