Perth and Kinross Council has said the region has to take as many desperate Afghan refugees it can in response to the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation.
Up to 20,000 Afghans could seek asylum in the UK and Perth and Kinross Council’s four political groups have all expressed a willingness to help.
Perth and Kinross Council’s political leaders agreed to progress with moves to welcome refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover.
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