ALMOST two dozen vulnerable Afghan families are set to be rehoused in Hampshire as the UK and military operation is wound down.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan aims to see all UK troops home by September.
But in the past 20 years of the war, many Afghan nationals have supported British troops as translators, guides and more – leaving them in a potentially dangerous situation as a resurgent Taliban regains control. The Home Office has accelerated a scheme to get them rehoused in the UK, and Hampshire County Council is looking to take up to 22 of the 600 estimated families.
Last Friday, the county council agreed that, with Home Office funding, these families will be rehoused across the county via district and borough councils.