A former translator for the British Army who raped a woman after becoming a private hire driver in Scotland has been jailed for seven years.
Abdul Nabizada attacked the 19-year-old after failing to take her home from a night out in Edinburgh in 2021.
The 36-year-old, who previously worked as an interpreter for the British, Danish and American militaries in Afghanistan, denied the charges and claimed to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from an explosive device detonating near him.
Judge John Morris KC told Nabizada he had committed an "appalling betrayal of trust" during sentencing after he was found unanimously guilty at a High Court trial last month.
Nabizada, a father of four who lived in the Pilton area of Edinburgh, had applied for British citizenship after coming to the UK in 2016.
He had been a tailor in Afghanistan, but also worked with military personnel, translating his native Farsi alongside Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Arabic.
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The court heard how the woman was intoxicated when she got into Nabizada's vehicle on Morrison Street following a night out with friends on 13 November, 2021.
She told the court she expected Nabizada to take her home, however he made her feel uncomfortable on the journey and persistently asked her to have sexual intercourse with him.
The woman said she repeatedly refused and told Nabizada she had a boyfriend.
Nabizada then drove to a secluded part of the Joppa area, close to Portobello.
The woman told the court he had taken her phone and struggled with her before raping her inside the vehicle.
She said she fled the car afterwards and hid in some bushes.
The court heard the woman later told a relative what had happened.
Prior to sentencing, his lawyer, David Taylor, told the court Nabizada was "at risk of deportation" due to the conviction.
He was previously granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.
Taylor said Nabizada was suffering from PTSD after an improvised explosive device detonated close to him while serving with "western militaries".
Nabizada also received a number of written references from Edinburgh's Afghan community stating that he was of previous good character.
Judge Morris told Nabizada a custodial sentence was the only option for his crime.
He said: "The offence of rape is an extremely serious one and can have long-lasting consequences on complainers as it has done on this one.
"Your victim was particularly vulnerable because she was obviously intoxicated."
The judge added: "It constituted an appalling betrayal of trust."
Nabizada was also placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Sentencing had been deferred so that background reports could be prepared.
Det Insp Kirsty McArthur said: "This was a shocking attack on a woman in the city, and Nabizada will now face the consequences of his despicable actions."