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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique

Ministers accused of unlawfully denying Afghan journalists UK visas

The eight Afghan journalists worked in high-profile roles for the BBC and other media agencies.
The eight Afghan journalists worked in high-profile roles for the BBC and other media agencies. Photograph: Ian West/PA

Ministers have unlawfully “turned their back” on former BBC journalists whose lives are at risk from the Taliban by refusing to relocate them from Afghanistan to the UK, the high court has heard.

Eight Afghan journalists, who worked in high-profile roles for the BBC and other media agencies in the country from which British troops withdrew last year, are challenging the decision to deny them UK visas.

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