The British government will discuss the criminalization of entry into Afghanistan – The Telegraph

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a parliamentary debate on the situation in Afghanistan in London, Great Britain, on 18 August 2021. British Parliament / Roger Harris / Handout via REUTERS

August 24 (Reuters) – The British government will discuss proposals to add a blacklist to Afghanistan, which would allow its authorities to imprison them for up to ten years if they are shown to have visited the illegal territory, the report said. The Telegraph newspaper.

“We are looking at all the options available at this stage on how we proceed in the future. This is one of the options,” the source told a newspaper. Proposals will be debated later this week.

The development comes after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan earlier this month.

Reports from Kanishka Singh to Bengaluru; Edited by Himani Sarkar

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