LONDON: The British government has said it will accommodate 5,000 Afghan refugees, mainly women and children, this year. Parliament on Wednesday for a heated emergency debate over Britain’s response TalibanSeize power in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Boris johnson, which has come under fire for the chaotic turn of events in Afghanistan, said a new “liberal” refugee settlement program would allow 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to seek refuge in the UK in the coming years. That number is more than the 5,000 or so Afghan ally Britain is trying to evacuate from Kabul’s international airport.
Johnson said Britain would work to unite the international community behind a “clear plan to deal with the Taliban”. Prime Minister, who is the current chairman of group of seven Major countries said they wanted to convene a meeting of leaders in the coming days.
Johnson spoke to US President Joe Biden and other world leaders in recent days, saying, “We are clear, and we have agreed that any new regime in Kabul for any country is premature or bilateral.” It would be a mistake to recognize the form.”
“We will judge this regime by the choices it makes and its actions, rather than its words,” he said.
The refugee plan, which is similar to a similar package for Syria in 2015, came under immediate attack from lawmakers, who said it fell short of what was needed, both in terms of speed and numbers.
“The government has said that this year 5,000 will be brought to the UK to be resettled,” Chris Bryant, a member of parliament from the main opposition labor party, said. “What are the other 15,000 to do? Wait and wait to be executed?”
Johnson said British officials were doing everything possible to evacuate British and Afghan civilians who helped British forces based in Afghanistan and that the Taliban did not seek to disrupt the operation.
“The situation has stabilized over the weekend, but it remains uncertain, and the UK authorities are doing everything possible to expedite the movement of people,” he said. “At the moment, it would be fair to say that the Taliban is allowing that evacuation to proceed.”
Johnson told parliament that events in Afghanistan “have unfolded faster than the Taliban predicted,” but the prime minister denied that his government was caught unintentionally.
leader of the labor party Keer Starrer Said that the Conservative government would have to take its share of responsibility for the crisis in Afghanistan.
“There is a huge miscalculation of the resilience of Afghan forces and a startling complacency on the part of our government about the threat of the Taliban,” he said.
Like Biden, Johnson is facing criticism for Britain’s hasty retreat from Afghanistan and the chaotic evacuation of British citizens and employment of thousands of Afghans over the past two decades. There has been criticism, in particular, of veterans and the families of 457 British soldiers who died in the country fighting there as part of the US-led regime. Then military campaign.
Demonstrations have been planned outside parliament to support Afghans and their families.
Prime Minister Boris johnson, which has come under fire for the chaotic turn of events in Afghanistan, said a new “liberal” refugee settlement program would allow 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to seek refuge in the UK in the coming years. That number is more than the 5,000 or so Afghan ally Britain is trying to evacuate from Kabul’s international airport.
Johnson said Britain would work to unite the international community behind a “clear plan to deal with the Taliban”. Prime Minister, who is the current chairman of group of seven Major countries said they wanted to convene a meeting of leaders in the coming days.
Johnson spoke to US President Joe Biden and other world leaders in recent days, saying, “We are clear, and we have agreed that any new regime in Kabul for any country is premature or bilateral.” It would be a mistake to recognize the form.”
“We will judge this regime by the choices it makes and its actions, rather than its words,” he said.
The refugee plan, which is similar to a similar package for Syria in 2015, came under immediate attack from lawmakers, who said it fell short of what was needed, both in terms of speed and numbers.
“The government has said that this year 5,000 will be brought to the UK to be resettled,” Chris Bryant, a member of parliament from the main opposition labor party, said. “What are the other 15,000 to do? Wait and wait to be executed?”
Johnson said British officials were doing everything possible to evacuate British and Afghan civilians who helped British forces based in Afghanistan and that the Taliban did not seek to disrupt the operation.
“The situation has stabilized over the weekend, but it remains uncertain, and the UK authorities are doing everything possible to expedite the movement of people,” he said. “At the moment, it would be fair to say that the Taliban is allowing that evacuation to proceed.”
Johnson told parliament that events in Afghanistan “have unfolded faster than the Taliban predicted,” but the prime minister denied that his government was caught unintentionally.
leader of the labor party Keer Starrer Said that the Conservative government would have to take its share of responsibility for the crisis in Afghanistan.
“There is a huge miscalculation of the resilience of Afghan forces and a startling complacency on the part of our government about the threat of the Taliban,” he said.
Like Biden, Johnson is facing criticism for Britain’s hasty retreat from Afghanistan and the chaotic evacuation of British citizens and employment of thousands of Afghans over the past two decades. There has been criticism, in particular, of veterans and the families of 457 British soldiers who died in the country fighting there as part of the US-led regime. Then military campaign.
Demonstrations have been planned outside parliament to support Afghans and their families.
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