Afghan ex-BBC journalist stranded for months due to Home Office scheme delays
by Matthew Weaver from World news | The Guardian on (#5TD9J)
Mudassar Kadir said zero progress' made since he and his family arrived at Dubai refugee centre
An Afghan former BBC journalist who managed to flee the Taliban has been stranded in a refugee camp for months because of delays to a resettlement scheme promised by the UK government.
Mudassar Kadir* is the only one of 14 former BBC employees to have escaped Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in August. The other 13 remain in hiding in fear of their lives.
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