Read our Privacy noticeThousands of Afghans promised sanctuary in the UK may remain at risk from Taliban attacks, the Ministry of Defence has admitted – but Britain still won’t help them flee Afghanistan. It continues: “It is selective and localised… and primarily contingent on visibility of the past association with UK forces.” However, MoD officials have been exploring further ways to help Afghan families flee. Options floated seemed to include giving payments to those eligible to help fund their journey to the UK. “The UK has operated exceptionally generous Afghan resettlement schemes and our ambition remains to conclude these schemes well within this parliament.”