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UK to charter flights for Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan

 Published: 12:10, 26 October 2023

UK to charter flights for Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan

The UK government is to charter flights to relocate Afghan refugees living in Pakistan who have been promised UK visas, starting on Thursday.

Thousands of people who worked with or for the UK government in Afghanistan and fled the Taliban are in Pakistan, waiting for relocation to the UK.

Some have been waiting for over a year, according to charities.

Earlier this month, Pakistan said it plans to start deporting illegal migrants from 1 November.

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