Afghan refugees could be given temporary accommodation in Airbnb properties under plans being considered by the UK Government.
The Home Office also confirmed a majority of Scottish councils had offered homes as part of the resettlement scheme. President Joe Biden’ s botched withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan threatened to create a humanitarian crisis in the country.
Thousands of Afghans, including those who helped the US and UK during the conflict, left for fear of reprisals from the Taliban.The UK Government has committed to welcoming around 20,000 over the coming years - a figure described by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as “woefully inadequate”.Speaking to the Record, Afghan Resettlement Minister Victoria Atkins, said of the
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