Legal groups urge UK to help female judges and legal professionals in Afghanistan August 19, 2021 At least 250 female judges in Afghanistan face a “perilous” future, legal groups have said while urging the UK government to offer asylum to female judges and other legal professionals in the country which has been control of by the Taliban. According to the Lawyer Monthly, the Bar Council, Bar Human Rights Committee and Law [...]
Afghanistan: Taliban announces ‘amnesty’ and claims women should join new government August 17, 2021 The Taliban has declared an “amnesty” for all government workers in Afghanistan and urged women to join their new government, in an effort to convince the domestic and international community of a more moderate approach as they take control of the country. Two days after the Taliban’s week-long blistering offensive across the country culminated in [...]
PM set to unveil ‘bespoke plan’ to help settle vulnerable Afghans in UK August 17, 2021 The Prime Minister will unveil a “bespoke” resettlement scheme for vulnerable Afghans as efforts to get British nationals and other support staff back to the UK continue. Boris Johnson would give more information about the refugee scheme in the coming days, with the policy anticipated to be focused on helping women and girls, Number 10 [...]
Defence Secretary admits “some people won’t get back” from Afghanistan August 16, 2021 Defence Secretary Ben Wallace admits “some people won’t get back” from Afghanistan as five are shot dead at Kabul airport. Over the weekend 600 UK troops arrived in Afghanistan in a bid to support the extraction of some 4,000 British citizens and eligible Afghans from the country. Their arrival came not a moment too soon [...]
Afghanistan: First troops begin deploying to evacuate British nationals August 14, 2021 The first British troops have begun deploying to Afghanistan to help evacuate UK nationals as the Taliban continues its rapid advance through the country. It comes after Afghan lawmakers confirmed that the Taliban had seized the Logar province, just south of the capital Kabul, on Saturday. Britain’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Operation Pitting, [...]
Foreign Affairs Committee Chair slams Western pullout from Afghanistan August 13, 2021 The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, who served in Afghanistan, has heavily criticised the decision to pull out troops. In a series of emotional tweets conservative MP Tom Tugendhat said: “If you think I’m taking the news from Afghanistan badly and personally, you’re right.” “The decision to withdraw is like a rug pulled [...]
Heavy fighting as Taliban seek to secure new areas after Western forces leave Afghanistan August 3, 2021 Fighting has escalated across Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops emboldened Taliban militants to close in on major cities.