The United Kingdom government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to set up a resettlement scheme for Afghanistan refugees. Johnson has recently been under pressure from several members of the parliament to set up a scheme aimed at helping the vulnerable population, as it is feared that people with links to the west, including high-profile women will be targeted by the Taliban. 

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The Taliban took control of the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday. This prompted many to leave the country, creating chaotic scenes on Monday with huge crowds trying to board planes in order to flee the country. 

The UK had deployed 900 troops to help evacuate British nationals from the country. The Home Office said the country had admitted more than 3,300 Afghan interpreters, staff and their families to the UK for resettlement.

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“It will be guided by the capacity of local authorities when deciding how many Afghan refugees to allow to settle in the UK after the Taliban seized power,” the department led by Priti Patel said, as per BBC reports. 

A Downing Street spokeswoman told the BBC that the UK team was working around the clock in incredibly difficult circumstances to help British nationals and as many others as we can get to safety as soon as possible. ” It is in everyone’s interest not to let Afghanistan fail. That means providing whatever support we can to the Afghan people who have worked so hard to make the country a better place over the last 20 years and who are now in need of our help.”

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Canada has said that it will take 20,000 Afghan refugees. After resuming rescue operations late on Monday, the US aims at resettling more than 22,000 Afghans. The UK has a scheme for Afghans that have been employed by the military and embassy. 

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had said earlier that the UK was looking very carefully at what kind of further commitment we might make, before adding that the UK was a big-hearted nation.

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PM Johnson is expected to host a virtual meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations in the coming days to discuss how to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a source of international terrorist threats, and how to support the people there, Reuters reported.