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Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes and fear for their lives,

and the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

The UK government pledged to take in 20,000 of them as refugees.

But in the first year, only 22 Afghans have been approved for asylum in the UK.

So what happened?

And what does this mean for the tens of thousands of people left behind?

Hear that story on the latest episode of Into the Mix.

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It contains mature themes and listener discretion is advised.

But the purposes of maintaining confidentiality, names and some identifiable characteristics have been removed.

But their voices and their stories are real.

At a time when I meet this couple,

both people have been married before, have had long term marriages.

This is a midlife relationship for both of them.

She proved to be a strong woman with a great sense of direction in where she wanted to go.

She was successful.

He's the type of person that I can speak deeply with.

You know, he's somebody that I trust.

He's someone that I've fallen in love with.

He has devoted his life to saving humanity in multiple ways and taking care of people for the greater good.

I was a recovery worker as a Deacon, Act Round Zero in New York.

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