British Council accused of abandoning Afghan employees by former director

The British Council has been accused abandoning its staff in Afghanistan, leaving them at risk of being targeted by the Taliban due to their links to the British government.

Speaking to the Independent newspaper, former British Council Deputy Director in Afghanistan, Joseph Seaton, who worked in Afghanistan until the fall of Kabul 18 months ago, stated that 109 of his Afghan colleagues remain in the country and in hiding, despite being eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). And that since August 2021, not one teacher who worked for the British Council has been brought to the UK from Afghanistan.