At Risk Teachers

Afghan British Council teacher 'Milad' is facing an impossible decision. He can either choose to live a very dangerous life in...

Over 60 Afghan British Council teachers are waiting in hotels in Islmabad. Among them are expectant mothers and new parents, who continue...

The UK Government needs to clarify relocation plans for the 60+ Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels and guesthouses in...

Displaced Teachers There are currently over 60 Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels in Islamabad. Many have been waiting there...

The Afghan British Council teachers stuck in hotels in Islamabad are growing increasingly fearful of being deported back to Pakistan, and...

Ongoing visa crisis Last week the Pakistan government announced that they intend to deport Afghans resident in Pakistan who do not have...

This is the 3rd World Teachers Day that Afghan British council teachers have spent in hiding in Afghanistan, or in limbo in hotels in...

With children across the UK returning to school earlier this month, it’s worth sparing a thought for the Afghan children stuck in hotels...

Two years since the Taliban took power, the British Council have at last agreed to provide assistance for former employees still in...

In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, over 100 former British Council teachers went into hiding across the...

Former British Council teacher Sadaf continues to wait in her hotel room, hoping for an update from the FCDO about her relocation to the...

As summer draws to a close in the UK, many will have fond memories of a week or two spent in a hotel during a family holiday, perhaps in...

Former British Council teacher Shabir had no choice but to try to escape Afghanistan. Images of him at high profile British Council...

I first met Sadaf when she arrived for a training day at the British Council Office at the British Embassy in Kabul, back in 2018. She...

I remember meeting Samim in 2018, when he first joined the British Council’s ‘English for Afghans’ team. We employed him as a teacher &...

Back in October last year, when Nazila arrived in Pakistan, she was hopeful and optimistic for the first time in a long time. She felt...

All the while I was in Afghanistan (2016 - 2020), the British Council and UK Government were both acutely aware of the security risks...

Yesterday another Afghan British Council teacher arrived in the UK. 'Jamil' is the fourth teacher to arrive in Britain under the UK...

Some Progress for the abandoned teachers - but more effort & intervention urgently required: Last week was an important week for the...

Last Wednesday (29th March 2023) was a momentous day for the former British Council teachers still living in hiding in Afghanistan, as...