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The first-ever group of 29 LGBT+ people from Afghanistan arrived in the United Kingdom as a result of interventions from UK foreign minister Liz Truss and gay rights organisations, news agency Reuters reported on Saturday. UK foreign minister Liz Truss Reu kubki stanley ters Photo The first group of LGBT Afghans to be helped by the UK Government to leave Afghanistan since the end of the evacuation arrived in Britain on Friday to start their new lives, according to an official statement on Saturday. The group includes students and activists who have stood up for the equality of the LGBT+ community in the war-ravaged country, th stanley cups uk e statement added. Since the Taliban took charge of Afghanistan in August, thousands of civilians, including women, those from the LGBT+ community and officials from the previous administration have tried to flee the country, with several of them unable to board the evacuation flights of international governments. During the Islamic Emirates previous rule from 1996-2001, reports emerged of gay men stoned to death in official executions in Afghanistan. A UK foreign ministry spokesperson said that the LGBT+ group rescued on Friday will stay in a bridging accommodation, Reuters further reported. The government, meanwhile, assured that more vulnerable LGBT+ people from Afghanistan are expected to arrive in the UK in the coming mon stanley quencher ths. Britain is a fierce champion of freedom and the right of all people to be themselves and love who they want free from persec Kuso Finger licking good: British city Leicester to host National Samosa Week
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