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8/29/2021: Front Page: Revealed: ministry ignored frantic pleas to help Afghans Thousands of emails to the Foreign Office from MPs and charities detailing urgent cases of Afghans trying to escape from Kabul have not been read, including cases flagged by government ministers, the Observer has been told. The UK’s Afghanistan... 8/29/2021: Front Page: Covid cases are 26 times higher than a year ago Coronavirus infections in England are now 26 times the levels that were experienced this time last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. Scientists described the figures as “sobering”. They warned that the reopening of schools in... 8/29/2021: Afghanistan: ‘I can’t risk my children’s lives’: the families who were left behind at mercy of the Taliban When the email arrived last Tuesday, Faaiz Ghulam and his young family were euphoric. Approved for evacuation, they were instructed to head straight to the west gate of Kabul’s Baron Hotel. There, British officials would process their case. Next step,... 8/29/2021: Afghanistan: Doctors warn against long hotel stays for Afghans The government last night unveiled “operation warm welcome” for the thousands of arriving Afghans, but campaigners immediately expressed concerns about the accommodation many will be offered. As a new position – a minister for Afghan resettlement –...

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