30,000 Afghans still in limbo over UK move

THOUSANDS of Afghans are still waiting for their applications to resettle in the UK to be processed more than five years after the fall of Kabul, the public spending watchdog has found.

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In a report published on Wednesday, the National Audit Office (NAO) found 37,950 people had arrived in the UK under various Afghan resettlement schemes by the end of 2025.

But some 29,655 people were still waiting to hear whether they would be allowed to come to Britain, despite the schemes closing to new applicants in July last year.

The NAO said ministers expected up to 9,741 more people to eventually be resettled by the end of 2029, with integration work continuing until 2033 at a total cost of £5.7 billion.