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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

Ministers urgently considering moving Afghans who worked with British forces to UK from Pakistan, court hears

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Ministers are considering whether to urgently move Afghans eligible for relocation to the UK to safety as the deadline for them to leave Pakistan looms, a court has heard.

Around 2,300 Afghans who worked alongside British armed forces have been stuck in hotels in Pakistan for months after the government stopped chartering flights last November and stopped use of hotels in the UK.

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