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SEVERAL thousand Afghans who worked for the British mission remain stranded in Afghanistan well over a year since the fall of Kabul, a damning report by MPs has said.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) admitted to the Commons defence committee that around 4,600 people eligible for relocation to Britain under a resettlement scheme have yet to be evacuated from the Taliban-controlled country.
The committee’s report today urges ministers to detail what action is being taken to ensure their safe passage to Britain.
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