UK government to expel thousands of Afghans from state-funded hotels

The UK government has launched an “outrageous” campaign to expel thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels across Britain.

According to international media, all these Afghans, who are now facing the threat of displacement, were evacuated by Britain during the invasion of the Afghan capital Kabul, and a number of them were brought to the UK because of their participation alongside British troops, during the ongoing conflict for about 20 years in their country.

The news sources pointed out that these Afghans have been living in hotels since they were evacuated from their country, which is experiencing difficult challenges in 2021.

They explained that all eight thousand people living in so-called temporary hotels have been informed that they must leave these places funded by the British Ministry of Interior by the end of August.

According to the local Government Association, a body representing local authorities in England and Wales, “One in five of those who have been evicted from hotels have applied to their local borough council to report that they are homeless due to difficulties in securing private housing rental allowances, during a worsening housing crisis in the UK.”

A spokesman for the “Refugee Council”, an organization that helps refugees and asylum seekers in Britain, recently called on the government to stop evictions from hotels.

He said “This is not the way those who have fled the Taliban and have been promised a warm welcome in the UK should be treated.”