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Taliban takeover: UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees, 5K evacuated & more

The British govt says it will take in 5,000 Afghan refugees this year, primarily women and children

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Afghan citizens pack inside a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, as they are transported from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan. Photo: PTI

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Taliban will be judged on actions, not words: British PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Taliban will be judged on their actions, not their words. Any recognition of the new government in Afghanistan should happen on an “international, not unilateral” basis, Johnson has told his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan, as they discussed the unfolding situation in the crisis-torn country. 

UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees this year: Johnson

The British govt says it will take in 5,000 Afghan refugees this year, primarily women and children. Meanwhile, The UK has managed to evacuate about 1,000 people a day from Afghanistan after the

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