Paris (France) (AFP) – Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.
Issued on: 05/08/2026 - 08:43
"People like me have nowhere in the world to live in safety," said the 28-year-old with chubby cheeks and jet-black hair, whose wife and two children -- who turn eight and 10 this year -- await in Pakistan.
"Where should we go?"
He is one of 1,087 people who the United Kingdom has forcibly returned to France, as part of a so-called "one in, one out" deal with France.
