Supporting former members of the Afghan security forces.
Those whom British forces worked with most closely for 20 years and their families, who have now been brought to the United Kingdom under the Government’s Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP).
Gulab sorkh means red rose; a symbol of a warm welcome in Afghan culture.
The Gulab Sorkh Foundation provides a warm welcome, practical advice and signposts opportunities for our Afghan friends.
"I am optimistic for my future and the future of my children here in the UK, we are living in peace without any tension and fear, we have freedom of speech, movement, and doing any legal thing we want."
Afghan beneficiary of Gulab Sorkh’s support
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Supporting our Afghan friends
Gulab Sorkh Foundation was set up and is run by British Armed Forces veterans who had worked with or had other links to the Afghan security forces units in the 20 years that led to Operation Pitting, the UK airlift of evacuees from Kabul in August 2021.
We resolved to help our Afghan friends to settle into the United Kingdom and access educational and vocational training opportunities.