UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees this year: Johnson August 18, 2021 at 01:45AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has come under fire for the chaotic turn of events in Afghanistan, said a new "generous" refugee settlement program would allow up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to seek sanctuary in the UK in the coming years. That number is over and above the 5,000 or so Afghan allies the UK is trying to evacuate from Kabul's international airport.