Britain forgets its Afghan friends, but remember the likes of Nawaz Sharif

Since the fall of Kabul, only four [04] #Afghan refugees have settled in Britain.

Thousands were deported in August 2021, with only 4 brought to the UK through a major refugee scheme.

Figures from the UK Home Office show that of those rescued and brought to safety after the fall of Kabul, only four Afghan refugees were resettled in the UK under the UK government’s Basic Resettlement Scheme. has been settled.

The Afghan Resettlement Plan (ACRS) was announced in August. The plan was to settle 1,000 Afghans in the first year and 20,000 more in five years.

But in practice, 6,314 refugees already in the UK have been given unlimited residency, so only 4 people who were deported from Afghanistan have been resettled in the UK.

Charities have slammed relevant ministries for abandoning the Afghan people and blocking safe passage into the UK for vulnerable people abroad.

Refugees Welcome, a campaign launched by The Independent, has called on the government to do more to make Britain a safe haven for refugees.

The Ministry of Interior has said that the situation is complex and we are facing many big challenges.

According to information received in February, 6,500 places were provided for Afghan refugees during the Afghan evacuation operation. The operation was carried out by the British Army in August 2021 after the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan.

However, since then only four people have been resettled through another route, even for these people referrals were received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This means that vulnerable Afghans in Afghanistan or any other country have no safe route to the UK.

Stephen Kinnock, the shadow immigration secretary, said: “Britain owes a debt to the brave Afghans who have served British interests in Afghanistan and it is a debt that must be honoured. UN figures show that At least 160 Afghans have been killed in revenge attacks since last summer and the British government’s Operation Warm Welcome has now turned into Operation Cold Mehri due to the incompetence and indifference of the incompetent government.

He added that ministers should urgently address the backlog of asylum applications in the country and fulfill the commitment they made last week by working more effectively with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. What was done to bring the vulnerable Afghans to safety in the fall?

Mary Atkinson, director of campaigns for the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, said the figures were “shameful”. This failure is at least forcing many vulnerable Afghans from the UK to make the potentially fatal journey here. He added that we will not let the government run away from its responsibilities for the shameful neglect of the Afghan people. We urgently need a fully effective resettlement plan for Afghans.

Alastair Carmichael, the Liberal Democratic Party’s home affairs spokesman, said the government had failed to keep its promise to Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban terrorism.

A former Afghan public prosecutor has been in Pakistan for over a year. Although his family members are British, he still could not move safely to the UK, but Maryam Nawaz aur Ishaq Dar could, what a hypocrisy.

A former prosecutor in an Afghan province said he was always afraid that the Taliban’s networks in Pakistan would find him. “I feel constant fear and anxiety that I might be imprisoned,” he said. I don’t know what will happen to me. His lawyer Dina Patel said on Thursday that his case has been referred to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees but he is still stuck in Pakistan.

The British government has said that the Afghan resettlement scheme, launched in January, was designed to help people who supported British efforts in Afghanistan and upheld the values ​​of democracy, freedom of expression and the rule of law.

The first corridor or route is based on issuing visas to those arriving in the UK after the withdrawal of British forces after the fall of Kabul. Another route was opened for Afghan families who fled Afghanistan to neighboring countries, especially Pakistan or Iran. These individuals were identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as being in need of resettlement.

Dr. Neelam Raina, an academic who has advocated for refugees forced to flee Afghanistan, has said that the plan to resettle Afghan nationals was created only to express their presence. It is a confusing and unfair system full of hypocrisy and delay. He added that it was not stated how the resettlement plan would be reached.

He added that UNHCR in Pakistan was struggling to deal with the large number of people arriving from Afghanistan.

Speaking in this regard, a British Home Office spokesperson said, “Britain has made the biggest commitment to help Afghanistan of any country and to date we have helped more than 22,800 vulnerable Afghans reach safety.” However, the situation is complex and there are many challenges