A former US soldier fears his Afghan interpreter will be executed by the Taliban before he is able to be evacuated from Kabul under the Special Immigrant Visa programme. James Garafalo served in Afghanistan alongside his interpreter, nicknamed Rambo, in 2017 and 2018. “He slept with us, climbed with us, ate with us and fought
Month: August 2021
The UK will take up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghans over the coming years as part of a resettlement plan, following the Taliban takeover of their country. Under the new bespoke scheme – modelled on the UK’s seven-year programme to resettle Syrian refugees – the prime minister has promised thousands of Afghans who are most in
Nando’s has been forced to temporarily close around 50 restaurants after suffering chicken shortages due to supply chain disruptions across England, Wales, and Scotland. The peri-peri chicken maker, which operates some 400 sites around the country, also said it would lend some of its staff to its suppliers to help “get things moving” again after its business
First-look images of Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki portraying Prince Charles and Princess Diana in the next season of The Crown have been revealed by Netflix. The Wire and The Affair actor West takes over from Josh O’Connor, while Debicki, star of The Night Manager and Tenet, replaces Emma Corrin, for the upcoming fifth series
The UK has recorded 170 more COVID-related deaths and 26,852 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. It is the highest number of fatalities reported in one day since 12 March, when 175 deaths were announced. The latest figures compare with 28,438 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities reported on Monday,
Afghanistan has now been “emancipated” and the Taliban seeks no revenge after regaining control of the country, the group has said in a news conference. A spokesman said “we want the world to trust us” and appealed to people not to interfere in the transfer of power. He said the group’s top priority was to
Facebook has confirmed to Sky News that the Taliban will continue to be banned from operating Afghan government accounts on its platforms. The militant group, which is considered a Dangerous Organisation under Facebook’s policies, has in recent days swept to power in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal from the country. The Taliban is not sanctioned
Tinder has announced it will be making its ID Verification service available for users around the world.. The ID verification tool will be used to tackle so-called catfishing, or duping someone into a relationship by using false pictures and information. It will allow users to verify their identities by sending Tinder an official document, often
A lawsuit from Jeff Bezos may end up scuppering NASA’s mission to return to the moon by 2024, although it isn’t the only obstacle putting that date in peril. In filing a lawsuit against the US government for awarding the $2.9bn contract to Elon Musk’s company SpaceX rather than Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos could delay
The Taliban has declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join the government following a day of chaos that saw citizens descend on the airport en masse in a bid to flee their rule. Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, said: “The Islamic Emirate doesn’t want women to be victims. “They
An animal handler at a Utah reptile centre came close to losing a hand after being attacked by an alligator during a children’s party. The alligator yanked the handler into an enclosure during a presentation at Scales & Tails in Salt Lake City. Footage filmed by a guest at the party shows the reptile wrestling
The situation at Kabul airport is “stabilising”, Dominic Raab has said, after crowds rushed to flee the city. The foreign secretary admitted he was taken by “surprise” at the speed of the Taliban’s advance over the weekend, but vowed the efforts of veterans in the conflict “wasn’t all for nothing”. It comes as scenes of
The number of job vacancies has topped 1 million for the first time ever as the economy recovers from the pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Figures published by the ONS also showed the number of employees on payrolls rose by 182,000 last month – though was still 201,000 below pre-crisis levels. Meanwhile
Bob Dylan has been accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1960s. A lawsuit has alleged the singer-songwriter, 80, befriended the girl and gave her drink and drugs before sexually abusing her over six weeks in April and May 1965. The child, identified in court documents as JC, is now a 68-year-old resident
The president’s address to the nation was just that – a speech carefully scripted for domestic consumption. Never mind that around the world there was an eagerness to understand the wisdom of his decision. With an all-American backdrop – the stars and stripes filling the space behind him – Joe Biden made a compelling case
Boris Johnson is set to announce a bespoke resettlement scheme for those “most in need” in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s dramatic takeover of the country, Downing Street has said. Number 10 said the prime minister and his government were finalising details of a specific scheme to allow Afghans to claim asylum in the UK. The
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