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Afghanistan
UK Apologizes for Asking Afghan Interpreters to Approve Asylum Documents from Kabul Authorities
2023-03-20
[KhaamaPress] The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has apologized to Afghan applicants for the ’reckless’ error who were previously told to validate their documents with the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
-led government.

The British government confirmed on Sunday that 37 applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Police (ARAP) scheme, designed to relocate those who directly assisted British forces, asked to validate their documents with the Taliban government. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the UK refuses to recognize the Taliban’s government.

Several applicants have received emails from officials requesting documentation to be sent with stamps from the Afghan government.

Following an earlier denial of the practice, the MoD has now expressed its "unreservedly for this error". One MP compared the request to "asking them to sign their death warrant", and charities said that individuals were trying to flee the country and were being put in danger.

However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the Ministry finally admitted to the mistake "we corrected the mistake and urgently strengthened our internal guidelines to ensure this does not happen again". The MoD spokesperson said. "We apologize unreservedly and continue to work tirelessly to move eligible people to safety," he added, reported by Guardian.

The British government promised to relocate up to 20,000 Afghans, but 11,212 Afghans have already done so in the UK as part of the ARAP programme, according to UK Home Office data.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Ah, how quaint. MOD wanted to be 'inclusive'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-03-20 09:12  

#1  Is it possible to be this stupid accidentally? For a government office, yes. It's SOP.
OTOH, this is likely a matter of malice aforethought on the part of a MoD employee hired to show the MoD does not discriminate.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2023-03-20 00:55  

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