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Between 1994 and 2006, around 36,000 Afghans claimed asylum in the UK. [7] Many whose claims were refused have not returned to Afghanistan, although the International Organization for Migration has helped some voluntarily return. [7] 5,540 Afghan nationals were granted British citizenship in 2008, down from 10,555 in 2007. [8]
In February 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed the Doha Agreement which permitted the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, including 400 who were accused and convicted of major crimes, such as murder, in exchange for US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, the prevention of Al-Qaeda operating in areas under Taliban control and dialogue between the Taliban and Afghan government. [13]
Mounted MPS officer outside Buckingham Palace, London. The Metropolitan Police of Greater London, England is organised into five main directorates, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner, and four civilian-staffed support departments previously under the umbrella of Met Headquarters, each headed by a Chief Officer, the equivalent civilian grade to Assistant Commissioner.
High Court judge orders ministers to relocate Afghan refugee stuck in Iran to UK as soon as possible
The UK has already evacuated more than 15,000 people since August 13, of whom more than 8,000 are Arap claimants. Afghans who helped Britain will get indefinite leave to remain in UK [Video] Skip ...
In relation to police officers of the Home Office or territorial police forces of England and Wales, section 30 of the Police Act 1996 states that "a member of a police force shall have all the powers and privileges of a Constable throughout England and Wales and the adjacent United Kingdom waters". Police officers do not need to be on duty to ...
Exclusive: Nearly 3,000 Afghans, many of whom worked for the British army, have been stranded in Islamabad for months after the UK stopped chartering flights last year
The post of commissioner is "accountable to the Home Secretary; to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and must answer to Londoners and the public nationally." [7] In 2008 and 2011, applicants to the post of commissioner had to be British citizens (in 2008 this was explicitly stated to be because of the role of the commissioner in national security), and be "serving UK chief constables ...