The Independent, 1 July 2025
The British daily reports:
Resettlement schemes for Afghans to come to the UK after the Taliban takeover have been suddenly closed by the government. The changes have been snuck out in an explanatory memorandum to new immigration rules published by the Home Office. The Ministry of Defence’s resettlement programme for Afghans who fought and served alongside British troops, called the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap), closed to new applicants as of Tuesday [1 July] at 3pm.
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This article was last updated on 3 Jul 2025
