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Afghan pilot’s impassioned plea to PM: I was proud to fight with British forces – so don’t deport me to Rwanda

Exclusive: Open letter begs Rishi Sunak to honour promise to help veterans like him, after he was forced to flee certain death at home and risk his life once more to arrive here by small boat

The Independent UK

Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing

Pakistani officials say militants targeted police in two attacks in the country's volatile northwest, killing four officers and wounding six

The Independent UK

‘It’s a disgrace’: Furious Keir Starmer backs our campaign to stop deportation of ‘brave Afghan pilot who fought with UK troops’

Dramatic intervention by Labour leader attacking ‘shameful level of incompetence’ over hero’s asylum claim

The Independent UK

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Pakistan Militants Kill 4 Police Officers, Hurt 6 in Attacks

Taliban militants killed four police officers by targeting a police vehicle with a roadside bomb and wounded six in an attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan early Thursday, police and the insurgents said. The bomb killed four officers in a police vehicle carrying reinforcements sent to respond to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval

Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papers

The Guardian - UK

Should refuge be granted to Afghan war heroes who served with UK forces? Have your say in our poll

Afghans now account for the largest number of small boat migrants, with more than 9,000 having made the Channel crossing in 2022

The Independent UK

‘Farcical and appalling’: Military chiefs join call to stop Afghan war hero being deported from UK to Rwanda

Former minister Rory Stewart called the case ‘shameful’ while General Sir Richard Barrons said the evacuation from Afghanistan had been a ‘mess’

The Independent UK

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Calls Mount for Taliban to Free Girls' Education Activist

Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls' education activist arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a government minister defended the detention. Matiullah Wesa, founder and president of Pen Path — a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library — was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Calls mount for Taliban to free girls' education activist

A top US diplomat says the Taliban must free detained Afghanistan activists, following the arrest of a girls’ education advocate

The Independent UK

Taliban confirm arrest of prominent Afghan education activist amid push to allow teenage girls back to school

A prominent education activist is arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban amid calls to allow teenage girls and women back into classrooms.

ABC News

Family of killed Afghan villager wants more ADF personnel to be brought to trial after arrest of former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz

As a historic war crimes case gets underway, the family of an Afghan villager who was killed by an Australian soldier calls for more ADF personnel to be brought to trial.

ABC News

How Afghan evacuees are faring in Australia 18 months after fleeing Afghanistan

A survey of Afghan refugees who fled the country after the fall of Kabul in 2021 finds they feel welcome and supported in Australia, but are struggling with the cost of living.

ABC News

Livid London MP slams ministers for ‘abandoning’ five British children hiding from Taliban in Kabul

A furious London MP slammed ministers on Tuesday for “abandoning” five British children in Kabul under the Taliban’s brutal rule.

Evening Standard

An Afghan girls' education activist has been arrested, the U.N. says

Matiullah Wesa is the founder and president of Pen Path — a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library. He was reportedly detained on Monday.

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Daily Mirror

Pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation

An Afghan pilot who flew 30 combat missions fighting against the Taliban with British forces had no option but to travel to the UK via small boat and now faces deportation

The Independent UK

Ministers warned over ‘eviction notices’ being given to Afghan refugees

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said the UK Government is offering a generous package of support to help 8,000 Afghans move out of hotel rooms.

Manchester Evening News

Concerns refugees could be 'forced out of hotels' and 'pushed into homelessness' under new government plans

Downing Street have confirmed reports of a package which would see Afghan refugees removed from hotel accommodation

Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman fears for life if sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused

Community activist Maryam Amiri came to the UK on a spousal visa seven years ago. The Home Office has refused to renew her visa and advised her to return to Afghanistan where her life is in danger.

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The Independent UK

Afghan refugees ‘evictions plan’ deeply concerning, say campaigners

It comes after reports suggested Afghan refugees are set to be forced out of hotels as part of new Government plans.

Evening Standard

Prominent girls’ rights activist arrested in Afghanistan

A prominent activist who campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been arrested by Taliban authorities in Kabul.

The Guardian - US

Afghans resettled in US fear being sent back as pathway to legal status stalls in Congress

More than 78,000 Afghan refugees relocated to the US as part of Operation Allies Welcome, but few have gained permanent status

Daily Mirror

Ministers giving Afghan refugees 'cold shoulder' with forced hotel evictions, MP fumes

The Government announced today it is to give Afghan refugees, who fled to the UK following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021,It has sparked concerns some - including children - could be left homeless.

The Independent UK

Homelessness fears as Afghan refugees to be moved from hotels to houses

Between 8,000 and 9,000 Afghan refugees are staying in hotels in the UK after fleeing the Taliban

The Independent UK

UN says Afghan girls' education activist arrested in Kabul

The United Nations says an Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education has been arrested in Kabul

The Guardian - UK

Afghan refugees face homelessness under UK plans, say rights groups

Ministers announce refugees in hotels will be offered move to a home on condition they accept first offer

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