Public demands more help for Afghan heroes as mass rejections under discredited schemes revealed Exclusive: Five times as many people rejected for Afghan resettlement scheme as are accepted The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023
Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023
Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papers The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
Livid London MP slams ministers for ‘abandoning’ five British children hiding from Taliban in Kabul A furious London MP slammed ministers on Tuesday for “abandoning” five British children in Kabul under the Taliban’s brutal rule. Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023
Inquiry after The Independent reveals Britain told Afghans fleeing to UK to get papers stamped by Taliban Exclusive: Ministry of Defence apologised ‘unreservedly for this error’ after telling 37 people they must get documents approved by Taliban The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023
MoD apologises for asking Afghans to get Taliban’s approval to come to UK Citizens who worked with British government or helped army told to get necessary documents stamped by the authorities The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Another sickening betrayal: Britain tells Afghans in hiding they can come to UK – but only if Taliban approves documents Exclusive: Ministry of Defence ‘apologises unreservedly’ afterIndependent investigation reveals Afghans were asked to get evacuation documents certified by Taliban The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
Almost 1,000 Afghans who helped UK armed forces still to be relocated, investigation finds The scheme was launched in April 2021 in order to help those who helped the armed forces flee the country Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023
Afghan journalists to have relocation bids reconsidered – lawyer The journalists had taken legal action against Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Suella Braverman after bids to move to the UK failed. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Call to reconsider UK relocation bids of Afghan journalists who worked for BBC Eight journalists had taken legal action against Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting to hear if they will be relocated to UK – 17 months after Taliban takeover The backlog of 71,000 applications is making Afghans ‘unsafe’, charities warn The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Around 240 Afghans waiting more than six months for UK relocation The Government has been accused of ‘failing’ Afghan nationals at risk from the Taliban The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
'My family live in fear and all I can do is talk' "I knew the UK is beautiful in terms of its history and culture, but I wasn't expecting the nature to be this beautiful" Liverpool Echo · Sep 4, 2022
How UK’s broken promises have left Afghans living in terror for a year and counting When Kabul fell a year ago, Britain pledged to take in those who would face reprisals for working with UK forces. Instead, thousands are still waiting to find out if they will be able to escape the Taliban’s clutches. They tell May Bulman they feel like they’re simply waiting for… The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022 ‘Shameful’: Afghans who helped UK abandoned to a life of fear under the Taliban Home Office accused of failing to ensure safety of thousands including teachers and translators
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022 Afghan embassy staff remain in hiding despite being eligible for UK relocation UK government accused of leaving former employees and their families ‘in limbo’ in Afghanistan, where they are targets for the Taliban
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022 Afghan woman dies of leukaemia while in hiding from the Taliban Exclusive: ‘Nobody can bring back my daughter, she didn’t want to die’ says grieving mother
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022 ‘We’ve been forgotten’: Thousands of Afghans accepted for relocation to UK still stranded eight months on Exclusive: Warnings resources for ARAP cases ‘significantly depleted’ as staff diverted to Ukraine crisis