Weekend exclusive: Rich Afghans flee Kabul for London January 30, 2022 Afghanistan is the country with the fastest growing number of high net worth individuals relocating to the UK in the latest tax year. In 2019-20, 180 non-domiciled individuals from Afghanistan moved to the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with City A.M. this weekend. This is up 29 per cent from 140 High Net [...]
UAE in talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport November 24, 2021 The UAE is reportedly in talks with the Taliban regime to operate Kabul airport, in a move that will put Abu Dhabi against Qatar. In an exclusive, sources told Reuters that Emirati officials are moving to assert their influence over the country, snatching it from the influence of Qatar – which alongside, Turkey, has run [...]
Afghan judges hunted by prisoners they convicted, says UK Law Society November 23, 2021 The UK Law Society have urged the government to help Afghan judges, lawyers and prosecutors escape Taliban rule, after receiving "scores of desperate messages".
European Commission sets aside €1bn in aid for Afghanistan and neighbour states October 12, 2021 The European Commission has pledged a further €700m to Afghanistan, taking its total funding to €1bn. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the support package earlier today, as the socio-economic situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August. “We must do all we can to avert a major [...]
Dominic Raab: 13 Britons onboard first international civilian flight out of Kabul September 9, 2021 Thirteen British citizens were among those on the first international civilian flight out of Afghanistan since US troops left, the Foreign Office has said. The Qatar Airways flight landed in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, with some 113 passengers onboard, according to Reuters. A second flight is due in Doha on Friday. Foreign Secretary [...]
Khan launches London fund to welcome Afghan refugees after donations flood in September 9, 2021 Following a surge of donations, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched a new “London Refugee Response” fund to support the resettlement of Afghan refugees. About 9,000 refugees have arrived in the UK so far from Afghanistan, with up to 3,500 having arrived in London. The fund is a collaboration between City Hall, London councils and The London Community Foundation, set up [...]
UK deploys crisis response teams to help people cross Afghan border August 31, 2021 The UK Foreign Office has announced it is deploying three consular teams to Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries to help those seeking to flee the country for the UK. In a statement released this evening, foreign secretary Dominic Raab acknowledged the people eligible for UK support who were stuck in Afghanistan after the UK ended its evacuation, [...]
Afghanistan crisis: Three British nationals among those killed in Kabul airport attack August 27, 2021 Two British men and a British teenager were among those killed in yesterday’s suicide bomb attack outside Kabul airport, the foreign secretary has confirmed. All three British fatalities were waiting outside the airport and attempting to leave Afghanistan on an evacuation flight, and all belonged to different families. A fourth British national was injured and [...]
13 US troops and 72 Afghans killed in Kabul airport attack August 27, 2021 US President Joe Biden has promised to “hunt down” the Islamic State terrorists responsible for a deadly attack which claimed the lives of 13 US troops. Over 90 people have been confirmed dead after suicide bombers detonated two explosions outside Kabul Airport yesterday evening amongst crowds of people who were trying to evacuate from the [...]
London based start up to employ 500 Afghan refugees August 26, 2021 Cera, a London based start up, has announced an initiative to recruit, train and employ 500 Afghan refugees. The company, which provides healthcare visits in homes across the UK, will be working with local councils and the government to train arrivals from Afghanistan as professional carers. The scheme is part of the government’s resettlement programme [...]