Home Office defers removal of three Nepali guards airlifted from Kabul

Fourth man is released from detention after arrest in March of 10 guards who protected UK embassy staff in Afghanistan

The Home Office has deferred plans to remove three Nepali guards who protected British embassy staff in Afghanistan to their home country, while releasing a fourth from detention, the Guardian understands.

Bam Bahadur Gurung, a 37-year-old Nepali national who worked in Afghanistan for more than a decade, was released from detention on Wednesday afternoon.