Afghanistan: Asylum seeker waits for decision over UK refugee claim

An asylum seeker who fled Afghanistan after being shot at by the Taliban fears his family is being put in danger by the delay deciding his claim.

Mohammed, whose name has been changed, was forced to leave the country in 2021 without his wife and children when his life was threatened.

He now lives in Hampshire, but a year after claiming asylum in the UK he is still waiting for a decision.

The government said it aims to consider claims "without unnecessary delay".

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