A Taliban commander's nephew has been granted refugee status in the UK alongside his seven family members currently living in Turkey, despite warnings of bringing a "burden upon the public purse".

An immigration judge granted the request despite none of the family speaking English, but it was deemed they had "no options" and were unable to return to Afghanistan.

The ruling comes despite ministers promising to restrict the rights of refugees to be joined by relatives.

The nephew, referred to only as "S" in the ruling, arrived in the UK in 2016 claiming to be 15, but was later age-assessed as 18.

His uncle was said to be a Taliban commander who had been pressuring his father to allow "S join the Jihad".

The nephew was sent to Kabul by his father to get away from his uncle.

However, "S" was stabbed by two cousins because of the family dispute, leading to him fleeing Afghanistan, the tribunal heard.

"S" was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK after a psychotherapist in 2018 said he had post-traumatic stress.

The Taliban commander's nephew was granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK