Sky News among British news organisations urging government to give refuge to Afghan journalists as Taliban violence grows

Sky News among British news organisations urging government to give refuge to Afghan journalists as Taliban violence grows

The Taliban is currently on the offensive, putting heavy pressure on provincial capitals in the south and west of the country, as it escalates its campaign to unseat the US-backed government.

British news organisations call for UK Government to provide refuge for Afghan journalists

In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab the media organisations stressed the danger journalists still in the country face in the hands of the increasingly powerful Taliban