UK to charter flights for Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan

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1970-01-01 08:00

Some Afghan refugees promised UK visas have been waiting in Pakistan for over a year, according to charities.

The UK government is to charter flights to relocate Afghan refugees living in Pakistan who have been promised UK visas, starting on Thursday.

Thousands of people who worked with or for the UK government in Afghanistan and fled the Taliban are in Pakistan, waiting for relocation to the UK.