BBC investigation finds SAS killed Afghan detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances BBC A BBC Panorama investigation has uncovered evidence that the British SAS executed detainees and murdered unarmed people on operations in Afghanistan. It reveals disturbing new evidence of scores of secret killings by the SAS, and efforts by some of the most senior figures in UK Special Forces to conceal evidence of war crimes. Panorama [...]
Home Office ‘lacks comprehensive plan’ for Afghan evacuees in London hotel afghanistan The Home Office has “a lack of a comprehensive plan” to provide Afghanistan refugees with permanent housing, according to a British evacuee. A man and his family, who were evacuated from Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and British troops saw the Taliban capture Kabul in August, said he feels “stuck” in his London hotel [...]
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is so bad that families are selling their children Non-governmental organisations and charities have warned the government that the humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan is so bad that families are selling their children. Organisations including Save the Children UK, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Concern Worldwide have written an open letter to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, telling her that the window to save lives is [...]
Weekend exclusive: Rich Afghans flee Kabul for London January 30, 2022 Afghanistan is the country with the fastest growing number of high net worth individuals relocating to the UK in the latest tax year. In 2019-20, 180 non-domiciled individuals from Afghanistan moved to the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with City A.M. this weekend. This is up 29 per cent from 140 High Net [...]
UAE in talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport November 24, 2021 The UAE is reportedly in talks with the Taliban regime to operate Kabul airport, in a move that will put Abu Dhabi against Qatar. In an exclusive, sources told Reuters that Emirati officials are moving to assert their influence over the country, snatching it from the influence of Qatar – which alongside, Turkey, has run [...]
Afghan judges hunted by prisoners they convicted, says UK Law Society November 23, 2021 The UK Law Society have urged the government to help Afghan judges, lawyers and prosecutors escape Taliban rule, after receiving "scores of desperate messages".
European Commission sets aside €1bn in aid for Afghanistan and neighbour states October 12, 2021 The European Commission has pledged a further €700m to Afghanistan, taking its total funding to €1bn. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the support package earlier today, as the socio-economic situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August. “We must do all we can to avert a major [...]
Dominic Raab: 13 Britons onboard first international civilian flight out of Kabul September 9, 2021 Thirteen British citizens were among those on the first international civilian flight out of Afghanistan since US troops left, the Foreign Office has said. The Qatar Airways flight landed in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, with some 113 passengers onboard, according to Reuters. A second flight is due in Doha on Friday. Foreign Secretary [...]
Khan launches London fund to welcome Afghan refugees after donations flood in September 9, 2021 Following a surge of donations, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched a new “London Refugee Response” fund to support the resettlement of Afghan refugees. About 9,000 refugees have arrived in the UK so far from Afghanistan, with up to 3,500 having arrived in London. The fund is a collaboration between City Hall, London councils and The London Community Foundation, set up [...]
UK deploys crisis response teams to help people cross Afghan border August 31, 2021 The UK Foreign Office has announced it is deploying three consular teams to Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries to help those seeking to flee the country for the UK. In a statement released this evening, foreign secretary Dominic Raab acknowledged the people eligible for UK support who were stuck in Afghanistan after the UK ended its evacuation, [...]