Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms
Officers appear to have rejected every application from former Afghan commandos who fought alongside them.
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MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims
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Driver who hit union rally in ‘suspected attack’ in Munich is Afghan asylum seeker, police say
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Pakistan to Force Tens of Thousands of Afghan Refugees Out of the Capital
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Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims
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Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy
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Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – UK politics live
Opposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last government. After PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
King of Jordan says his country could take in 2,000 children from Gaza
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