Afghanistan: Refugees

(asked on 17th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 98335 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many of those 3,400 people have been supported to exit Afghanistan itself since the end of Operation Pitting; and what forms that support has taken.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 25th January 2022

The UK has supported over 3,400 individuals to leave Afghanistan since the end of Op Pitting, this includes over 1,200 British nationals and eligible Dependents. The forms of support for these 3,400 individuals has been varied and on a case-by-case basis.

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