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'They have nothing' - UK appeal helps Afghan refugees

People in Chapel-en-le-Frith in the Peak District collected more than 1,000 bags of donations in 48 hours.

20 August 2021 · 21:37 UTC

Communities across the UK have been collecting essential items for people fleeing to the UK from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

One appeal for clothes and toiletries for more than 100 newly-arrived refugees resulted in a lorry-load of donations in 48 hours.

The BBC's Jayne McCubbin reports from Chapel-en-le-Frith in the Peak District.

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