Summary
Noor Aziz Ahmadzai, an Afghan Special Forces veteran who worked with the British Army, was seriously injured in an alleged assault while working as a security guard at Weymouth railway station. He suffered a brain bleed and is recovering in hospital, while police continue to investigate the incident involving two teenage girls.
Key Facts
- Noor Aziz Ahmadzai served in Afghan Special Forces and trained in the UK.
- He worked as a security guard at Weymouth railway station when assaulted.
- He suffered a serious brain injury and required airlifting to hospital.
- Two 17-year-old girls were arrested but later released as inquiries continue.
- Ahmadzai fled Afghanistan in 2021 under the UK’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy due to his military work with British forces.
- He cannot yet apply to serve in the UK military because he is not a British citizen.
- Veterans' charities have not been able to assist him as he wasn’t a British serving veteran.
- Police are asking for witnesses to come forward to help with the investigation.
