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German police detained on Tuesday two Afghan citizens accused of planning to attack police near the Swedish parliament in response to the burning of copies of the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, federal prosecutors said. The suspects,…
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More than 1,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban for a new life in the UK are facing the threat of being made homeless after the Home Office imposed a new deadline of Dec. 15 to evict them from hotels, The Guardian reported. The Local…
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France on Monday was due to receive five Afghan women “threatened by the Taliban” after repeated requests it create a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said. Since returning to power in August 2021,…
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The UK government has been urged to end the 28-day deadline for those who have been granted asylum to find accommodation after the Afghan pilot at the center of a high-profile campaign was left facing homelessness, The Independent reported…
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The number of migrants to have crossed the English Channel into the UK by small boat since 2018 reached 100,000 people this week, driven in part by refugees fleeing from Afghanistan and the Middle East. At least nine boats were…
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Afghan refugees across the UK are being made homeless after being evicted from government-funded hotels, the BBC reported. After being offered sanctuary in the UK in the wake of the Taliban takeover in 2021, many of the Afghans — who…
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Only two Afghans offered sanctuary by the UK have been brought to Britain in the past three months from Pakistan, out of 1,049 eligible people, The Independent reported on Monday. Pakistan is housing hundreds of former interpreters,…
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Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body, the UN said Tuesday. Afghanistan’s Taliban…
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British war hero Simon Weston is the latest high-profile public figure to offer support for an Afghan pilot who fought alongside British troops in his home country but now faces the threat of deportation from the UK to Rwanda. Denied any…
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A former leader of the governing Conservative Party has joined a campaign urging UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to do more to help former Afghan servicemen seeking refuge in Britain. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said there needs to be greater…
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