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<p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing
persecution and those who served the UK.</p><p>The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2023"
target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2023 - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of December 2023) we have brought around
27,900 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also
show that:</p><ul><li>We have resettled 10,520 people under all three of the Afghan
Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>We have relocated 14,423 under
the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li></ul><ul><li>125 people,
around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced
accommodation) at the end of December 2023.</li></ul><p>Afghan operational data is
viewable at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data"
target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p>
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