Downing Street hits back at Donald Trump after he said British soldiers ‘stayed off front line’ in Afghanistan
‘He was wrong to diminish sacrifice of British troops’
Tag: Afghanistan
Trump sparks outrage after claiming NATO allies avoided Afghanistan front lines
'We've never needed them'
Rishi Sunak called general election day after court ruled super-injunction on Afghan data leak should be lifted
On 21 May 2024, a judge ruled the super-injunction should be lifted, but the decision was successfully appealed by the Ministry of Defence.
Taliban enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women – UN
Harsh measures have been introduced since the Taliban regained power.
Government ‘risking’ lives of LGBT+ Afghans as violence intensifies
"The chances of survival for LGBT+ Afghans is getting slimmer with each passing day."
Just 22 fleeing Afghans have been resettled under government scheme
A pledge had been made to take up to 20,000 Afghan refugees under what the Home Office claimed would be “one of the most generous” resettlement schemes in the UK’s history.
Figures show number of people who worked at British embassy in Afghanistan who remain in country
“It is a deeply inhumane way to treat a body of staff entrusted to keep British ministers and civil servants safe.”
Taliban orders women in Afghanistan to wear burka in public and only leave the home when necessary
Failure to comply could mean that their male relatives face prison for 'women's dress code violations'.
Pen Farthing’s dogs saved from Kabul in ‘direct trade-off’ with refugees, says whistleblower
Some of those left behind in Afghanistan were killed by the Taliban, a Foreign Office whistleblower said.