The UK is working on how many Afghan refugees it can accept, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, as countries prepare for an exodus following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Asked to give an estimated number after a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms meeting, Raab told reporters the government is currently working it out. “We’re obviously a big-hearted nation, we’ve got the criteria for asylum that is set in law,” he said. “We work with the U.N. on that. We’re working very carefully at what kind of further commitment we might make.” Raab told reporters that everyone has been “surprised by the scale and the pace at which the Taliban have taken over in Afghanistan” and that it’s “a lesson that we’ve all got to learn from.” He added that the focus right now should be on evacuating British nationals and their Afghan allies out of the country. Earlier on Monday, Defence …
UK Working on Number of Afghan Refugees It Will Accept: Foreign Secretary
August 16, 2021
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