Britain's Prince William has told Afghan refugees that he is "disappointed" that the British military failed to evacuate more people after the Taliban arrived in Afghanistan.
According to Arab News, Prince William met with Afghan refugees at a hotel last month. More than 15,000 Afghans are waiting to settle in the UK.
During the meeting, he asked why it was taking so long for 15,000 Afghans to find a permanent home after being evacuated to the UK in August.A refugee with the British newspaper The Times said of the meeting with Prince William: "He said he was disappointed with the evacuation efforts in August. "I wish we could bring more Afghans to Britain," he said.
The British prince is curious about the Taliban, whether the group has changed.
Refugee Hussein Saeedi Samangan, who was secretary of political affairs at the British embassy in Kabul, told Prince William no. We know what the Taliban want, we know they haven't changed and we can't trust them. "
Four months after the fall of Kabul and the withdrawal of NATO in the chaos, 4,000 out of 15,000 Afghans have been provided with long-term housing. Other refugees are still staying in hotels.
Local councils working with the government to rehabilitate refugees say they have too few houses to give to Afghans. This problem has been exacerbated by the influx of thousands of immigrants through the English Channel.
Most of those who come through the English channel are children who are being given priority over Afghans for providing shelter.
An Afghan family of seven on average is an additional issue for local authorities. Local authorities have very few houses for large Afghan families.
A government spokesman said: "We have helped evacuate more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan and we are proud to have provided homes to more than 4,000 Afghans. More than 300 local officials have promised to help.
