‘We will hunt you': Taliban threaten Afghan man who arrested drug dealers and traffickers

Hamid told the PA news agency he has applied for relocation to Britain but has not had a response from UK authorities.

An Afghan who was warned he would be hunted and killed for working with British authorities to arrest Taliban members has said it is the UK’s ‘moral responsibility to help him escape with his family. Picture: Ministry of Defence/PA

An Afghan who was warned he would be hunted and killed for working with British authorities to arrest Taliban members has said it is the UK’s “moral responsibility” to help him escape with his family.

Hamid, whose real name has been not been included for security reasons, worked alongside the National Crime Agency (NCA) with a local force arresting drug dealers and traffickers in Afghanistan.