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The 2001 census recorded 14,875 Afghan-born people residing in the UK. [14] The 2011 census recorded 62,161 people born in Afghanistan living in England, 562 in Wales, [15] 737 in Scotland [16] and 36 in Northern Ireland. [17] The Office for National Statistics estimates that, by 2019, the Afghan-born population of the UK had risen to 79,000 ...
The Home Office scheme, called Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), is for those Afghans deemed vulnerable or at risk - with 1,917 people coming to the UK so far this year.
The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) formally opened in January 2022 with a pledge by the then-Conservative government to resettle up to 20,000 people “over the coming years”.
Over 6 million Afghan refugees were residing in Iran and Pakistan by 2000. [4] Most refugees returned to Afghanistan following the 2001 United States invasion and overthrow of the Taliban regime. [5] [6] [7] Between 2002 and 2012, 5.7 million refugees returned to Afghanistan, increasing the country's population by 25%. [8]
After the evacuation of eligible Afghanistan nationals from Afghanistan to the UK following the 2021 Taliban offensive, the ACAA advised the Minister of Housing on the accommodation of the large influx of refugees in London. With its main office located close to Heathrow Airport, it also became a central point of contact for the incoming refugees.
The Home Office said: “The UK has made one of the largest commitments to support Afghan refugees of any country, and will resettle up to 20,000 Afghan women, children and others at risk.
Hundreds of former members of Afghanistan's special forces have been refused resettlement to the UK. [125] [126] That same year the government also launched a scheme for Hongkongers following the Hong Kong national security law, with an estimated thousands emigrating to the UK either as refugees, asylum seekers or under student visas. [127]
The UK government is scrambling to find homes for Afghans eligible for sanctuary in Britain who are trapped in Pakistan after authorities announced a brutal crackdown on refugees, The Independent ...