Taliban horror: UK resettlement plan for 20,000 Afghans similar to the Syrian refugees one
August 21, 2021, 6:15 am

Taliban horror: UK resettlement plan for 20,000 Afghans similar to the Syrian refugees one

Zara saleh

Taliban is a Taliban, nothing has been changed since the foundation of the "Taliban Movement" by Mullah Omar in 1994 until the current Emir-Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzadeh who was named as Taliban’s leader since 2016. The Islamic extremist movement of the Taliban was established based on a nationalist-Sectarian basis that represents mainly the Sunni Pashtun in Eastern and south Afghanistan. The only difference is that how the insurgent militia was able so soon to take control over the country after the US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan.

After years of negotiations, former US President Donald Trump had signed a peace deal with the Taliban to withdraw the US troops from Afghanistan in 2020, and the Taliban also agreed not to use Afghanistan's territories to threaten American security. In other words, the US and the UK officials were expected such withdraw but they believed it could take a long time before the fall of Kabul's government. The fear and disappointment swept Washington, London, Paris, and other NATO members due to such an unexpected situation in Afghanistan. In the UK parliament, Teresa May, the former UK prime minister raised the question “Was our intelligence really so poor, was our understanding of the Afghan government so weak?". Whereas, the tears of the UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace was another fact of disappointment regarding what had happened in Afghanistan and how they cannot get back all Afghans who were working with the UK troops, and he conceded that the failure of Western "It is sad the West has done what it has done,... is what it is".

Due to the criticism that faced Boris Johnson's government even by some of its MPs members, the Tories government declared a scheme resettlement plan to take up 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan over the upcoming years. The Home Office expected to resettle about 5000 refugees at the end of this year similarly to the scheme that has been done for 20,000 Syrian refugees between 2014 and 2020 who were resettled in the UK. The scheme will not include the existing Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy which offers any current or former staff employed by the UK in Afghanistan as more than 2000 of them have already been resettled. Simultaneously with the UK resettlement plan for Afghan refugees, several other countries have announced such plans to support Afghan people due to the fear of the Taliban's revenge. For instance, Canada declared a plan to resettle up to 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan. The US also has been prepared to accept up to 30,000 Afghans in the upcoming years.

Now Taliban has come back again after two decades of conflict with the US-backed government that cost billions of dollars and the involvement of more than 150,000 international troops. But failed to defeat the Taliban and in the end, decided to withdraw and to end the two decades of war. Consequently, Afghanistan's example has shown the failure of Afghanistan's government to build a basis for a stable state even with US support and fund, and again shown that the international relations are always based on political interests. levant

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BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has sponsored the BuildHer CityHack 2025 Hackathon, a two-day event spearheaded by the College of Engineering and Technology at the Royal University for Women (RUW).
Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
More than 100 high school students from across the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the hackathon, which featured an intensive programme of training workshops and hands-on sessions. These activities were tailored to enhance participants’ critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and team-building capabilities, while also encouraging the development of practical and sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges using modern technological tools.
BENEFIT’s Chief Executive Mr. Abdulwahed AlJanahi, commented: “Our support for this educational hackathon reflects our long-term strategic vision to nurture the talents of emerging national youth and empower the next generation of accomplished female leaders in technology. By fostering creativity and innovation, we aim to contribute meaningfully to Bahrain’s comprehensive development goals and align with the aspirations outlined in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030—an ambition in which BENEFIT plays a central role.”
Professor Riyadh Yousif Hamzah, President of the Royal University for Women, commented: “This initiative reflects our commitment to advancing women in STEM fields. We're cultivating a generation of creative, solution-driven female leaders who will drive national development. Our partnership with BENEFIT exemplifies the powerful synergy between academia and private sector in supporting educational innovation.”
Hanan Abdulla Hasan, Senior Manager, PR & Communication at BENEFIT, said: “We are honoured to collaborate with RUW in supporting this remarkable technology-focused event. It highlights our commitment to social responsibility, and our ongoing efforts to enhance the digital and innovation capabilities of young Bahraini women and foster their ability to harness technological tools in the service of a smarter, more sustainable future.”
For his part, Dr. Humam ElAgha, Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at the University, said: “BuildHer CityHack 2025 embodies our hands-on approach to education. By tackling real-world problems through creative thinking and sustainable solutions, we're preparing women to thrive in the knowledge economy – a cornerstone of the University's vision.”