Source: The Guardian
Tens of thousands of Afghans were unable to access UK help following the fall of Kabul because of turmoil and confusion in the Foreign Office, according to a devastating account by a whistleblower.
Tag Archives: Resettlement
William tells Afghan refugees ‘you couldn’t be more welcome’ in the UK
Source: The Independent
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the bravery of Afghan refugees starting new lives in the UK, saying “you couldn’t be more welcome”.
William talked to Afghans who risked their lives to work for the British Government and their families, telling them on Tuesday: “Thank you for all you have done for us.”
Portsmouth MP warns Hampshire Afghan refugees are ‘at the mercy of a postcode lottery’
Source: Hampshire Live News
MP Stephen Morgan has stated it was a “pleasure to finally be able to welcome families seeking sanctuary in Portsmouth” after meeting refugees from Afghanistan over the weekend (November 27).
‘Indefensible and deadly’: Government admits Afghan resettlement scheme not yet designed
Russia Evacuates More Citizens From Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
Source: The Moscow Times
The Russian military said Thursday it has resumed evacuating citizens of Russia and regional allies from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Torbay home for Afghan refugees sits empty for months
Source: Devon Live
The Home Office has been slammed by Torbay Council for letting a property set aside for Afghan refugees sit empty for months.
Following a call from the government to local councils to help house Afghan migrants, Torbay Council lodged a two-bedroom property with the Home Office in September, but the department has yet to allocate a family to it.
Afghan black market for visas thrives as embassies stay shut
Source: Financial Times
Many embassies in Kabul remain closed following the collapse of Afghanistan’s previous government, fuelling a black market for visas sought by citizens desperate to leave the country.
Why are most Afghan evacuees still housed at US military camps?
Source: Detroit News
Houston — When Taliban fighters hunting for Ahmad Shoaib Durgee knocked on his door in Kabul, Afghanistan, he scrambled to escape with his family of six to reunite with his sister in Sacramento, California.
Two months after they were flown to the U.S., they remain among 53,200 evacuees held at Fort Lee, Virginia, and seven other military camps nationwide.
With help from Qatar, Japan successfully evacuates many Afghan local staff
Source: The Japan News
The government has made some progress in helping Afghans who wish to flee to Japan, after forging cooperation with the Qatari government, which has links with the Taliban, the Islamist group that has seized power in Afghanistan.
Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghan airlift missing
Source: Al Jazeera
It was a split-second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on August 19 in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a US soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they needed help.