UK Considers Taliban Talks for Afghan Asylum Seeker Deportations
The UK government is considering engaging in talks with the Taliban regarding the deportation of failed Afghan asylum seekers. Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has not ruled out such discussions.
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Shabana Mahmood refuses to rule out sending back failed Afghan asylum seekers
Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groups Shabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country. The home secretary said she is “monitoring very closely” talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that “additional conversations” about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall. Continue reading...
By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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Read full article →Mahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
The Home Secretary said the UK was ’monitoring very closely’ what other countries were planning to do
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