We would like to hear from refugees who have recently arrived in the UK from AfghanistanAfghan refugees have been arriving in the UK in an attempt to escape the Taliban as evacuations from Kabul airport enter their final phase.We would like to hear fro…
Inspired by Airbnb, Hims & Hers offers 10,000 free medical visits to displaced Afghan refugees
Hims & Hers co-founder and CEO Andrew Dudum said Thursday that his company is in the process of distributing 10,000 primary care and mental health visits to displaced Afghan refugees. Founded in 2017, San Francisco-based Hims & Hers has built out a multi-specialty telehealth platform that connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals. In a blog […]
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Recognising defeat should not mean walking away from those who need us | Letters
A group of bishops urge the government to fulfil its moral duty to take in more Afghan refugees. Plus letters from Tom Carter and Miles MaxwellWith the disturbing news that the window for evacuations from Afghanistan is closing (UK evacuation from Kabu…
UK nationals of Afghan origin being overlooked in Kabul airlift, claim lawyers
Most single nationality Britons now evacuated but some with dual citizenship say they are being given lower priorityAfghanistan: live updatesBritish nationals of Afghan origin are being overlooked in the evacuation from Kabul, lawyers and campaigners h…
Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years? | Clive Lewis
When I served in Afghanistan I questioned Britain’s part in the war, but the scale of the human cost has made me fully reject itClive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich SouthI can’t speak for other veterans, but I was never certain of the legitimacy of…
Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says
Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forcesAfghanistan withdrawal – live updatesThe Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian …
Afghanistan live news: unclear how many will be left behind after evacuation, says UK foreign secretary
Dominic Raab says numbers depend on ‘the window’ of opportunity; Germany will keep up Kabul evacuations for as long as the US does, Angela Merkel saysUS special relationship still alive after Afghan evacuation, says RaabBiden rejects pleas to keep troo…
Afghan boy, 5, fell from Sheffield hotel on to car park roof, inquest told
Mohammed Munib Majeedi died last week after arriving from Afghanistan with his familyThe body of a five-year-old Afghan refugee who fell from a hotel in Sheffield was found on top of a neighbouring multistorey car park, an inquest has heard.Mohammed Mu…
US special relationship still alive after Afghan evacuation, says Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary also says that ‘with hindsight’ he should not have been on holiday during Taliban takeoverAfghanistan withdrawal: live updatesBritain’s failure to persuade the US to extend the evacuation from Afghanistan into September does not mean …