An 11-year-old Afghan boy who spent a year stranded alone in France following the Kabul airport bombing, has been reunited with his twin brother in London. Obaidullah Jabarkhyl said he was “tired but happy” after travelling to the UK.He had been in Strasbourg after getting separated from his parents and siblings during the Afghanistan evacuation amid the Taliban takeover in August 2021. His twin, Irfanullah, made it to London to stay with their UK-based family. The boys’ parents and sister remained in their home country. The twins are being looked after by their cousin Qamar Jabarkhyl, who took Irfanullah to meet his brother at St Pancras station on Wednesday. Speaking after his arrival Obaidullah said he was “very happy” to be with his brother again and was looking forward to going to school and making new friends. The pair planned to spend their first afternoon back together watching Afghanistan play Pakistan in the Asia Cup cricket tournament. Mr Jabarkhyl, a 28-year-old British citizen and engineer, criticised the visa delays that left the boys separated.(BBC)…[+]
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