Priti Patel claims UK can’t take 20,000 Afghan refugees ‘all in one go’
Opposition parties have lashed out at the “vague” resettlement scheme, saying ministers must do more.
Tag: Afghanistan
Elevenses: The Fall of Kabul
From the newsletter: Desperate scenes from Afghanistan are a reminder of Western nations' woefully inadequate refugee policies.
‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban
University teacher Abdollah said attempting to live under the Taliban would be "like a suicide attempt”.
We didn’t see Taliban takeover coming, Dominic Raab says
The foreign secretary said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the speed of the militant group’s takeover.
Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-war speech from 2010 resurfaces
"The deaths continue, the soldiers continue to die, the war is clearly unwinnable."
Dominic Raab spotted on a beach in Crete as Kabul fell to the Taliban
"The Foreign Secretary shouldn't be on the beach on the very day Afghanistan is imploding," the holidaymakers said.
China ready to deepen relations with the Taliban
At the end of July China’s foreign minister met a Taliban delegation, signalling warming ties.
Desperate Afghans cling to US plane as it flees Taliban-controlled Kabul
In distressing footage, video showed stowaways falling to their deaths from a plane as it departed the Afghan capital.
‘Was it worth it? Probably not’: Soldier who lost legs in Afghanistan speaks out
"Boris Johnson and Joe Biden said they didn’t die in vain. Say that to a grieving wife or mum."