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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Aletha Adu

Daughter begs Government to save mum from Afghanistan and blasts Tory 'double standards'

The daughter of a former Afghan politician hiding from the Taliban has accused the UK Government of having "double standards" over the plight of refugees.

Shabnam Nishat has been fighting to get her mum safely to Britain since the UK withdrew its troops from Afghanistan last August.

As the last troops left Kabul, Taliban forces sealed off the airport to most Afghans still waiting to leave.

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