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British Home Secretary Priti Patel has urged other nations to help host Afghan refugees, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Britain on Tuesday announced plans to take in up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban in the first year of a new resettlement program that will give priority to women, girls, and religious and other minorities.

“Britain is also doing everything possible to encourage other countries to help. Not only do we want to lead by example, we cannot do this alone, ”wrote Patel.

Updated at 6:06 p.m. EDT

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Mr. Hottak is supported in his campaign by the Afghanistan veteran Major Andrew Fox, who made three tours in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2010 with the Royal Welsh and later the Paratrooper Regiment.

Major Fox, 42, called all Taliban’s promises not to take revenge on those who helped the British and Americans “pure lies”.

“They’re monsters and they’re just trying to pull the West aside with their takeover,” he said. “What they say does not match anything I hear on the ground or what people from Afghanistan write to me.”

Updated at 6:06 p.m. EDT

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An Afghan interpreter asked the UK government to help fight terrorism against families “who offered their sons when their sons needed help”.

The 35-year-old man and his brother started helping British forces at the age of 17 before emigrating to the UK in 2011.

Despite being a British citizen, his brother and parents remain trapped in Kabul as the Taliban complete their lightning-fast takeover of the country.

The interpreter, who only used his name as Mr Hottak to protect his family’s identity, is planning a protest outside Parliament on Wednesday to demand that Britain grant asylum to all interpreters and their families.

He told the PA news agency: “This nation (Afghanistan) lost all hope when it was under the Taliban regime, they just lived, they didn’t.

“But the international community came, they gave them hope, they gave them dreams, they started to live with humanity, and then suddenly you pull the rug from under their feet and leave them alone.

“To the audience here in the UK, please support these interpreters and their families, their parents, their siblings, those who offered their sons when their sons needed help.

“We supported you in this war on terror, many of us have scars both mentally and physically.”

Updated at 6:07 p.m. EDT

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20,000 Afghans are said to find refuge in Great Britain

Some 20,000 Afghans are expected to be welcomed to the UK in the coming years as the government unveiled the details of a plan to provide refuge to those most at risk of Taliban persecution.

Boris Johnson has promised that up to 5,000 Afghans will be able to find refuge in the UK this year, and up to 20,000 in the longer term.

The Prime Minister, who will address MEPs on the crisis in Afghanistan on Wednesday, said: “We are indebted to all of those who have worked with us to make Afghanistan a better place over the past 20 years.

“Many of them, especially women, urgently need our help now. I am proud that the UK was able to set up this route to help them and their families live safely in the UK. “

However, opposition parties have said the plans do not go far enough and are too vague to make a difference.

Updated at 5:38 p.m. EDT

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Boris Johnson has stressed US President Joe Biden the importance of preserving the profits made in Afghanistan, Downing Street said.

A No. 10 spokesman said Johnson spoke to Biden and said in a statement: “The leaders have welcomed the US and UK cooperation over the past few days to help evacuate our nationals, current and former employees and others from Afghanistan help. They decided to work closely together on this in the coming days and weeks in order to enable as many people as possible to leave the country.

Prime Minister and President Biden agreed that the world community must come together to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister outlined plans for the UK, including increased humanitarian aid to the region and refugee resettlement.

“The Prime Minister stressed the importance of not losing the achievements made in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, protecting ourselves against any emerging terrorist threat and continuing to support the people of Afghanistan.

“The Prime Minister and President looked forward to further discussing this issue in the coming days at a virtual meeting of G7 heads of state and government.”

Updated at 5:59 p.m. EDT

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US President Joe Biden The approval rating dropped seven percentage points, reaching its lowest level ever when the U.S.-backed Afghan government collapsed over the weekend in upheaval that displaced thousands of civilians and Afghan military advisors, according to a Reuters / Ipsos poll.
The national public opinion poll, conducted on Monday, found that 46% of American adults approved of Biden’s performance in office, the lowest number in weekly polls that began when he took office in January. It’s also less than the 53% who thought the same in a similar Reuters / Ipsos poll on Friday.

Updated at 5:23 p.m. EDT

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Canada will resume military flights to Afghanistan after the Kabul airport is secured, CBC News reported.

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The US Air Force said it is investigating the circumstances of the human remains found in the wheel arch of one of its C-17s that flew out of Kabul amid the chaos of the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital, Reuters reports.
Earlier this week, images were circulating on social media of Afghans desperate to leave Kabul, charging towards a C-17 and holding onto their side.

A separate video showed two people falling from a military plane as it left Kabul.
“In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation around the aircraft, the C-17 crew decided to leave the airfield as soon as possible,” the statement said. It added that the Air Force’s Office of Special Investigation is reviewing information about the aircraft and “loss of civilian life – including video documentation and the source of social media posts.”

Updated at 4:51 p.m. EDT

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John Bolton, former national security advisor to Donald Trump and US ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush, said the Taliban “did not argue very convincingly” that they were delivering on human rights promises.

Bolton told Channel 4 News, “I think right now the Taliban have their smileys on because they got good Western PR tips and they don’t come back to slit their throats until everyone has left Hamid Karzai International Airport.

“I don’t trust them any more today than I did 20 years ago and I understand what they are saying, I understand what some of their apologists in the west are saying, the only evidence we will have is the experience after that,” they are taking control. But when you look for the best evidence, it is in the minds of the Afghan people and, as far as I can see it from a distance, they are scared. “

Updated at 4:43 p.m. EDT

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American citizens Still in Afghanistan are encouraged to “hold back until you receive notice from the US embassy,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price said.