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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval

Taliban security personnel stand near the Afghan ministry of foreign affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Taliban soldiers guard the Afghan ministry of foreign affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPA

An Afghan who worked with the British Council and is applying to come to the UK has been told to retrieve documents from the Taliban or risk rejection, despite assurances earlier this month that such demands would end.

The Ministry of Defence apologised on 18 March after an investigation found that applicants to the Afghan relocations and assistance policy (Arap) scheme were required to provide birth and marriage certificates in English and bearing stamps from Afghan government departments.

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