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Afghan Veteran Urges UK to Enlist Skilled Ex-Soldiers

12/28/2025

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Major Noor Aziz Ahmadzai is an Afghan special forces veteran who resettled in United Kingdom after Taliban takeover and urges the government to allow him and fellow veterans to join the British Army.
They face citizenship rules delaying eligibility.
Ahmadzai says he experienced homelessness after arriving.
MP Tom Tugendhat criticized the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for not relaxing the rules and said integrating skilled veterans would help the armed forces.

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Major Noor Aziz Ahmadzai is an Afghan special forces veteran who resettled in United Kingdom after Taliban takeover and urges the government to allow him and fellow veterans to join the British Army.
They face citizenship rules delaying eligibility.
Ahmadzai says he experienced homelessness after arriving.
MP Tom Tugendhat criticized the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for not relaxing the rules and said integrating skilled veterans would help the armed forces.