Afghan public health chief settles in UK after kidnap by Taliban

Dr Mohammad Haqmal, who developed groundbreaking health initiatives in Aghanistan, granted refugee status

A senior Afghan government official has been given sanctuary in the UK after being kidnapped and tortured by the Taliban.

Dr Mohammad Haqmal, 42, is a public health chief of international standing, who developed a series of groundbreaking programmes in his home country. He was forced to flee Afghanistan after his kidnap. On Monday he was awarded Public Health National Hero 2019 – the second time he has won the award – in absentia for his work by the Afghanistan parliament.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2YFAO4H