Afghanistan crisis: Britain to accept 20,000 Afghan refugees, says UK Home Secretary Priti Patel

United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that Great Britain would accept 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing from the country, priority will be given to women and girls.

London: United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that Great Britain would accept 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing from the country, priority will be given to women and girls. "Our new Afghan Citizens` Resettlement Scheme will welcome up to 20,000 people who have been forced to flee Afghanistan, with the first 5,000 arriving in the next year," Priti Patel said in a statement issued by British High Commission on Wednesday. The United Kingdom will offer shelter primarily to women and girls, who are "facing a chilling future" under the Taliban`s rule as well as Afghan interpreters, teachers and community workers, who worked alongside the UK mission.