Hundreds promised UK resettlement are still stuck in Afghanistan, says Lord Cameron

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of people who have been promised sanctuary in the UK are still stuck in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban takeover, Lord Cameron has said. open image in gallery Lord Cameron said the Foreign Office had started evacuating Afghans from Pakistan to the UK Despite promising to bring 1,500 people to the UK on this route, the government has dragged its heels and left many hundreds of these Afghans stranded in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. And what are you doing to ensure the processing times are significantly accelerated?” Lord Cameron replied saying that two flights had been charted to bring the Afghans from Pakistan to the UK in December. open image in gallery The Ministry of Defence finally granted an Afghan interpreter eligibility to relocate to the UK days after he was deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan Lord Cameron said that “plans are in place” to bring the rest of the 1,500 Afghans eligible for relocation under the Foreign Office pathway to the UK.