As efforts to return British nationals and other support personnel to the UK continue, the Prime Minister will announce a “customized” resettlement plan for vulnerable Afghans.
No 10 says Boris Johnson More information about the refugee program will be provided in the coming days, and the policy is expected to focus on helping women and girls.
exist Afghanistan The number of British armed forces will increase to 900, and the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that it will increase by another 200.
They will participate in the promotion of bringing home British nationals and ensuring the safety of selected Afghans. Taliban After the lightning offensive that shocked the West, they occupied Kabul.
After a crazy scene that resulted in the death of 7 people at Kabul Airport, it was decided to send additional troops, some of whom fell from a US military transport plane that was about to take off.
However, in a provocative statement, US President Joe Biden stated that he “resolutely supports” the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and vowed not to let the war enter the “third decade.”
Although the Allied forces intend to completely withdraw the armed forces next month, the United States and the United Kingdom are sending more troops to assist in the evacuation. The Secretary of the Armed Forces stated this move James Shipper Said it will make it easier to control Kabul Airport.
Afghan veteran, he said Britain government I have been working on the premise that Kabul will be held next year and told BBC News Night: “The airport is the focus of many desperate people. Unsurprisingly, there have been multiple incursions to the airport in the past 24 hours, which requires it to be in different stages. closure.
“However, the arrival of the US 82nd Airborne Division and the 2nd Paratrooper of the British Parachute Regiment should mean that we can protect the airport more stably in the next few days.”
According to report No. 10, Mr. Johnson is expected to announce a resettlement plan, allowing the fleeing Afghans to soon settle in the UK.
According to the “Daily Telegraph”, this concept may be similar to the concept used to receive Syrian refugees in 2015, when women with children, people with serious illnesses, and torture survivors were put first.
The newspaper said that the government has not yet determined how many Afghan refugees can benefit from similar measures, but Syria plans to resettle 20,000 people within six years.
Mr. Heappey was asked if feminist activists can be one of the people welcome in the UK. He said: “As Minister of the Armed Forces, I am not able to say, yes, they should, but I know their voices will not fall on deaf ears.”
With the implementation of the refugee plan, the Ministry of the Interior also announced the relaxation of restrictions on the Afghanistan Resettlement and Aid Policy (Arap), a plan designed to resettle Afghan nationals who support British efforts in Central Asian countries.
The department canceled the requirement to file an application in Afghanistan, allowing those who can escape the Taliban-occupied area to do so without affecting their eligibility to settle in the UK.
Fearing of being killed by the Taliban, Afghan interpreters hid in the basement. Former British Army officer Charlie Herbert told BBC News Night that rescuing those who supported the British army should be a top priority.
The former major general said: “If we can recover some dignity from this humiliation, it is to get these people out of Kabul as soon as possible.”
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The British team in Afghanistan is working around the clock under extremely difficult circumstances to help British nationals and as many others as possible to be safe as soon as possible.
“At the same time, we are convening the international community to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan-it is in everyone’s interest to prevent Afghanistan from failing.
“This means providing all the support we can to the Afghan people who have worked hard to make the country a better country for the past 20 years and now need our help.”
Officials said that Mr. Johnson called for high-level international discussions on the ongoing crisis, including using the UK as the G7 presidency to hold virtual meetings in the “next days”.
On the 10th, he said that he hopes that the G7 leaders will focus on ensuring that Afghanistan will not again become a source of threats of international terrorism.
Efforts will also be made to ensure support for the Afghan people, including by increasing humanitarian assistance and agreeing to expectations of any government that emerges in Afghanistan.
Downing Street hopes that the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) — and the United Kingdom, including the United States, China, France and Russia — will meet after the plenary meeting held on Monday.
After the Prime Minister had a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, he raised the prospect of the G7 meeting, and it is expected that Britain and France will jointly formulate a joint UN Security Council resolution.
Foreign Secretary Dominique Raab refused to rule out sanctions against the Taliban for not engaging in international cooperation.
