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The Home Office apologised to city leaders after more than 100 Afghan refugees were placed in Salford with less than 24 hours notice.
Despite this, the same thing happened again the following week, city mayor Paul Dennett has said.
Wigan was also asked to accommodate a number of Afghan families at the last minute, the mayor said at a Salford Council meeting last Wednesday .
Mr Dennett says health
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Taliban fighters seized Afghanistan in mid-August, two weeks before the U.S. and NATO withdrew their forces from the country after a 20-year military presence.“You cannot imagine how happy I am.
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Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterAfghan refugees fleeing the Taliban have been promised shelter and support in Dumfries and Galloway after the council made a public pledge last week.Councillors from various political backgrounds put on a united front in offering a safe haven for families fleeing the crisis-torn country.Dee and Glenkens Councillor Dougie Campbell is a former director of the Scottish Refugee Council and mentor to refugees.At last
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coronavirus pandemic, and some families now too fearful to work are selling off furniture to get by.“The current situation is oppressive,” said Muzafar Bakhsh, a 21-year-old who played in a wedding band. His family had just sold off part of its belongings at Kabul’s new flea market, Chaman-e-Hozari.
coronavirus pandemic, and some families now too fearful to work are selling off furniture to get by.“The current situation is oppressive,” said Muzafar Bakhsh, a 21-year-old who played in a wedding band. His family had just sold off part of its belongings at Kabul’s new flea market, Chaman-e-Hozari.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Holding forth at a masterclass she delivered at the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Tabakalera venue on Tuesday Sept.
As told to In July, my younger sister and I booked last-minute tickets to fly from our homes in D.C. to our mother’s home in Kabul, Afghanistan. We wanted to see our family because, ever since the U.S.
Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield cut an interview with a veteran Wednesday night after the guest criticized former president Donald Trump. During a conversation with Iraq War veteran Joe Saboe, who has been working to help people flee Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Stinchfield said, “I can tell you, this didn’t happen under President Trump and I know there’s a lot of people on the left that want to try to blame President Trump.
iOS - Android Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply worrying but through working with our colleagues in COSLA, we are looking forward to welcoming the first family by the end of September.“We will continue to welcome families in a considered approach to ensure we have available properties and services in place to support them.“North Lanarkshire has a proud and compassionate record of ensuring that people escaping terror are made
Afghanistan in a Scots council area. So far 18 volunteers from East Dumbartonshire have raised nearly £6,000 by walking the distance between Syria and Scotland which is just under 3,000 miles.
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Jennifer Garner is volunteering her time to help Afghan child refugees.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDirector Jonas Pohen Rasmussen was initially reluctant to make an English-language version of “Flee,” his animated documentary about a refugee who escaped his home in Afghanistan as a child to safety in Denmark.