Afghans risk dying in freezing temperatures in Calais, charities warn

People who fled Taliban are starting to arrive in northern France in hope of reaching UK Afghans who fled the Taliban risk dying in freezing temperatures in Calais, NGOs have warned. People who left Afghanistan after the US withdrawal this summer have started to arrive in northern France in the hope of reaching the UK by crossing the Channel in dinghies. But charities have raised the alarm that conditions are deteriorating sharply, putting thousands of lives at risk.