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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

Inside the remote army base where hero Afghans are housed after being welcomed to the UK

UK crown copyright Ministry of Defence

Arriving in the darkness, the packed coach passes through the imposing metal fence and pulls up on a remote and silent army base. Shuffled off the coach one by one, the group of men, women and children are taken to a large hall, before being handed, among other items, a tube of toothpaste.

One woman is 38 weeks pregnant, desperate for a safe place to bring her child into the world. Others have been waiting more than a year to find sanctuary.

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