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New figures from the Home Office show more than 20,000 Afghans fleeing the conflict have settled in the UK through the two schemes, at the end of June. Of them, 10 lived in Wigan – the same number as were living in the area in March.

Wigan gives refuge to almost a dozen Afghans Will Grimond

Prince Harry's memoir spare

Bloodsoaked copies of Prince Harry memoir Spare sell for huge sum Sam Johnson

Andy Reid climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (photo: Guinness World Records)

UK amputee sets new world record for highest burger delivery Patrick Hollis

Harry, Duke of Sussex, appeared on CBS late night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday evening (US time)

Harry addresses Taliban controversy on Late Show appearance in US Benjamin Jackson

Harry: The Interview with Tom Bradby - how to watch on TV Ethan Evans

Prince Harry reveals he killed 25 Taliban while serving in Afghanistan Ethan Evans

Ahmed Manocher a refugee from Afghanistan, pictured in Believe Square with Wigan Council Service Delivery Footprint manager Joanne Edwards

Afghan evacuee thankful for family's new life in Wigan

Abdul Hamid Ghiasi spoke about his experience of being an refugee from Afghanistan and coming to live in Wigan.

Evacuees cared for in Wigan since fleeing Afghanistan are leaving for new lives Charles Graham

In evidence presented to MPs, a whistleblower has said then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ‘failed to grasp the situation' in Afghanistan (image: Getty Images)

Whistleblower reveals UK Government ‘failures’ over Afghanistan evacuation Henry Sandercock

Abdul Hamid Ghiasi

Evacuee is thankful for new life in Wigan after fleeing Afghanistan Gaynor Clarke

Yvonne Fovargue, MP for Makerfield

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Shocking events in Afghanistan Yvonne Fovargue

Lisa Nandy MP

LISA NANDY: Witnessed humbling acts of bravery Lisa Nandy MP

Paul “Pen” Farthing’s flight arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport at around 7.30am on Sunday (Nowzad)

Pen Farthing ‘couldn’t let dogs be shot by the Taliban’ and says one was stabbed... Group Reporter

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan (Photo: Department of Defence / Twitter)

RAF prepared to launch air strikes against ISIS as US completes Afghanistan with... Claire Schofield

A firefighter is seen in the aftermath of the World Trade Centre attacks on September 11, 2001

CHARLES GRAHAM: A huge gamble in the war on terror Charles Graham

Tony Blair

Tony Blair: We have moral obligation to stay in Afghanistan until all are evacua...

President Joe Biden

UK in race to evacuate Britons and Afghans as Biden sets rescue deadline Jon Peake

This is where you can donate clothes for Afghanistan refugees - list of charitie... Matt Brooks

Mr Raab was on holiday on the Greek island of Crete when the request to make the urgent phone call was made (Photo: Getty Images)

Foreign Office admits crucial call to help Afghan interpreters was not made Claire Schofield

Chris Green MP

CHRIS GREEN MP: Concern over tech giant censorship Chris Green MP

Afghan evacuees arrive at RAF Brize Norton

Wigan plans for Afghan evacuee welcome remain under wraps Charles Graham

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham wants to see a fairer asylum seeker system as Afghans arrive Joe Timan

Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from Kunduz and Takhar province due to battles between Taliban and Afghan security forces, eat their lunch at the Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul on August 10, 2021

20,000 Afghan refugees to be given sanctuary in the UK Geraldine Scott, PA Political Correspondent

Taliban takes control of Kabul just days after US-led coalition left Afghanistan Sarah Wilson

People have been attempting to flee the country. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

UK troops race against time to rescue 6,000 Brits as Taliban take Kabul Sarah Wilson

Lisa Nandy MP

LISA NANDY: Concerns over war-torn Afghanistan