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When Scholarships go wrong:
Afghan British Council teacher 'Milad' is facing an impossible decision. He can either choose to live a very dangerous life in...

joeseaton2
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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“What about my baby?” Pregnant Afghan British Council teachers stuck in Pakistan fear deportation.
Over 60 Afghan British Council teachers are waiting in hotels in Islmabad. Among them are expectant mothers and new parents, who continue...

joeseaton2
Nov 9, 20235 min read
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Will Afghan British Council teachers be allocated flights out of Pakistan or be left behind again?
The UK Government needs to clarify relocation plans for the 60+ Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels and guesthouses in...

joeseaton2
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Afghan British Council teachers stuck in Pakistan with young families, fearful of deportation
Displaced Teachers There are currently over 60 Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels in Islamabad. Many have been waiting there...

joeseaton2
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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Fears of deportation grow for displaced Afghan British Council teachers in Pakistan
The Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels in Islamabad are growing increasingly fearful of being deported back to Pakistan, and...

joeseaton2
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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Visa update for Afghan British Council teachers stuck in Pakistan
Ongoing visa crisis Last week the Pakistan government announced that they intend to deport Afghans resident in Pakistan who do not have...

joeseaton2
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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‘Happy’ World Teachers Day 2023 to Afghan British Council teachers.
This is the 3rd World Teachers Day that Afghan British council teachers have spent in hiding in Afghanistan, or in limbo in hotels in...

joeseaton2
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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Back to School? Not for the displaced children of Afghan British Council teachers:
With children across the UK returning to school earlier this month, it’s worth sparing a thought for the Afghan children stuck in hotels...

joeseaton2
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Ongoing visa crisis for Afghan teachers
Two years since the Taliban took power, the British Council have at last agreed to provide assistance for former employees still in...

joeseaton2
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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Can the British Council intervene to support its former teachers, or not?
In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, over 100 former British Council teachers went into hiding across the...

joeseaton2
Sep 23, 20235 min read
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Pregnant Afghan British Council teacher stuck in Islamabad hotel
Former British Council teacher Sadaf continues to wait in her hotel room, hoping for an update from the FCDO about her relocation to the...

joeseaton2
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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Hotel Islamabad: hotel misery for 50 British Council teachers who managed to escape Afghanistan
As summer draws to a close in the UK, many will have fond memories of a week or two spent in a hotel during a family holiday, perhaps in...

joeseaton2
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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Fugitive British Council teacher misled, abandoned & in danger. Will Gov UK or the BC help?
Former British Council teacher Shabir had no choice but to try to escape Afghanistan. Images of him at high profile British Council...

joeseaton2
Sep 4, 20236 min read
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Tough times for displaced pregnant British Council teacher
I first met Sadaf when she arrived for a training day at the British Council Office at the British Embassy in Kabul, back in 2018. She...

joeseaton2
Jun 29, 20237 min read
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No School, No Healthcare, No Prospects. Misery for BC teachers stuck in limbo in hotels in Pakistan:
I remember meeting Samim in 2018, when he first joined the British Council’s ‘English for Afghans’ team. We employed him as a teacher &...

joeseaton2
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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British Council teachers stuck in hotels in Islamabad:
Back in October last year, when Nazila arrived in Pakistan, she was hopeful and optimistic for the first time in a long time. She felt...

joeseaton2
May 28, 20235 min read
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We knew it was dangerous while we were there, but we soon forgot about the dangers when we left.
All the while I was in Afghanistan (2016 - 2020), the British Council and UK Government were both acutely aware of the security risks...

joeseaton2
May 21, 20234 min read
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'Jamil' arrives in the UK, having survived Taliban hostility
Yesterday another Afghan British Council teacher arrived in the UK. 'Jamil' is the fourth teacher to arrive in Britain under the UK...

joeseaton2
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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Forgotten teacher update 10/ 04/ 2023
Some Progress for the abandoned teachers - but more effort & intervention urgently required: Last week was an important week for the...

joeseaton2
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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At Last! A British Council teacher has been relocated to the UK from Afghanistan under ACRS.
Last Wednesday (29th March 2023) was a momentous day for the former British Council teachers still living in hiding in Afghanistan, as...

joeseaton2
Apr 3, 20233 min read
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