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"Hundreds of Afghan refugees who settled in London after fleeing the Taliban 18
months ago have been told they have only weeks to uproot and move 200 miles
away, the
Guardian can reveal.
The Home Office has told 40 families with 150 children who have lived for more
than a year in Kensington, west London, that they must leave the capital for
another hotel in Wetherby, on the outskirts of Leeds.
Some of the refugees, who include a former Afghan general and former British
army translators, say they will refuse to go because their children, already
traumatised by war and displacement, will suffer again by being forced to drop
out of their schools.
Others have found jobs in London and are concerned they will not find work in
West Yorkshire.
It comes amid deepening concerns that the home secretary, Suella Braverman, has
failed to uphold promises made by Boris Johnson to support Afghans who worked
and fought alongside the UK in Afghanistan.
The government aims to move all Afghan families out of hotels by the end of
this year, according to briefings given to local councils. An estimated 9,000
Afghans are still living in temporary accommodation in the UK 18 months after
being evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting. Western forces
withdrew and the Taliban took power in August 2021."
Via Susan ****
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