Great Britain does not intend to grant asylum to hundreds of Afghan refugees remaining in Pakistan after US President Donald Trump suspended refugee programs in the US, writes the Telegraph newspaper.
"The Telegraph" understands that the British authorities intend to reject their (Afghan refugees) resettlement request," the article states.
As the newspaper notes, the refugees are asking Britain to open its doors so they can leave Pakistan, where they say they are being persecuted due to rising tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Afghanistan (the movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities). ).
According to the paper, the Afghans sought asylum in Britain to flee Pakistan, where they say they are being persecuted amid tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
