Brit ex-soldier Ben Slater is released by Taliban after being captured by jihadis during Kabul carnage

A BRITISH former soldier who was captured by jihadis during the Kabul carnage has been released, it has been claimed. Defence sources have claimed that 37-year-old Ben Slater, who was imprisoned by the Taliban last month has been let go and is on a plane back. The ex-British soldier has been released The ex-soldier was arrested while attempting to help hundreds of Afghans to leave the country. The Sun understands evacuation was done under the direct supervision of the Secretary of State for Defence. Slater who ran his business Nomad Concepts Group in Afghanistan, was trying to evacuate his staff over a land border, reports Sky News. A UK government source said he flew out of Kabul to Doha on the same flight as the Prime Minister’s High Representative for Afghan Transition Sir Simon Gass, and Dr Martin Longden Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan.   We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.