Around 8,000 Afghans who fled to Britain after Taliban takeover will be moved out of hotels
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer told the House of Commons that hotel accommodation was never meant to be a 'permanent solution' to housing evacuees.
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Veterans minister Johnny Mercer told the House of Commons that hotel accommodation was never meant to be a 'permanent solution' to housing evacuees.
LONDON: UK officials have told Afghans hiding from the Taliban they will need documentation approved by the regime in Kabul to travel to Britain, an investigation by the Independent has found.
The 30-page report from the cross-party Commons Defence Committee criticises the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.
The UK and US ended a bloody 20-year campaign in the country in 2021 , which almost immediately allowed the fundamentalist group to arrive unopposed into Kabul.
The 30-page report from the cross-party Commons Defence Committee criticises the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.