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Half of Britons fear the UK is not doing enough to help Afghan veterans who have helped our forces, as figures show around five in six applicants are turned away from the established military refugee programme. to people threatened by the Taliban. related video A petition was launched after we revealed the fate of an Afghan pilot who is facing deportation to Rwanda after arriving in the UK on a small boat, failing to find a safe and legal route to asylum.
Thousands of Afghans fled after Taliban forces regained control of the country following the fall of Kabul in August 2021, when the Western alliance ended its two-decade presence there.
Half of Britons fear the UK is not doing enough to help Afghan veterans who have helped our forces, as figures show around five in six applicants are turned away from the established military refugee programme. to people threatened by the Taliban.
And just 23% of voters believe the government is providing enough support for desperate Afghans trying to flee their home country after working with Britain, while 47% want more to be done.
Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum and senior military figures have described the UK's treatment of the Afghan pilot as "indefensible", and Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer has also called for action.
"We call on the government to shelter Afghan veterans who served alongside British forces."
“The Government must keep its promise to all those who served in the British Army in Afghanistan.
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