Afghan refugees will finally be reunited with families they had to leave behind when they were flown to the United Kingdom to escape retribution from the Taliban, after winning a three-year campaign.
A rule change will allow the refugees to bring over spouses, partners, and children, many of whom are trapped in Pakistan at risk of deportation back to Afghanistan after a crackdown by the government in Islamabad.
The previous Conservative government broke a commitment to help potentially thousands of people separated from their loved ones — including father-of-two Muhammad, whose story was revealed by Devex — but the new Labour administration has now opened a three-month window for applications.