By Katy Ronkin

I served for 17 years in the Welsh Guards and during that time I saw the devastation the Taliban inflicted on ordinary Afghans.

We did not fight an abstract enemy. We fought a ruthless armed group that systematically terrorised communities, tortured those who resisted and destroyed lives. To suggest that Britain should strike a deal with the Taliban is not only morally indefensible but also a betrayal of everything British soldiers fought to defend.

From 2014 up until 2021, I strove to secure safe passage out of Afghanistan for the brave interpreters and men of my Kandak (Afghan Battalion). Of the 17 cases I pursued, 12 have been murdered - sometimes alongside family members - one secured asylum in Germany, one here, and the whereabouts of 3 are unknown, but I........

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