‘I was expecting the government’s help’: British taxi driver stuck in Afghanistan

Nasir is stranded in Jalalabad with his family and says he feels let down by the UK Foreign Office

Nasir*, 43, is a British citizen, stuck in Jalalabad with his six-year-old son, also a British citizen, and his wife, who is an Afghan national.

I moved to the UK as a refugee in 2000, because I was having a lot of problems with the Taliban, and I had been arrested, so I knew it was time to leave. I claimed asylum in Britain and have lived there for about 21 years. To begin with I worked as a motorcycle mechanic, and then as a pizza delivery driver, and later for Addison Lee and after that as an Uber driver. I've been supporting my mum and my sisters in Afghanistan for years, sending money back. I've been spending six months in the UK earning money and six months with my family in Afghanistan.