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In May, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced plans to accelerate the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, launched earlier this year, saying it was... 28.07.2021, Sputnik International
Let more Afghan interpreters resettle in UK, say ex-military chiefs By Jonathan Beale image copyrightGetty Images Dozens of former military commanders have called on the government to allow more Afghans who worked for British forces to resettle in the UK. Ministers have recently expanded the UK's relocation scheme for Afghans. But in a letter to the PM, the group said they were "gravely concerned" about hundreds of interpreters who have had their applications rejected. The MoD said it had already supported more than 2,200 former Afghan staff and their families to resettle in the UK. Those ...