Afghanistan evacuation

Canada has helped 145 Canadian-bound refugees flee Afghanistan overland to Pakistan. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says all 145 have Canadian visas and are now being processed in Pakistan and will be on…

America’s torturous, tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan finally ended Monday, leaving Canadian veterans and refugee advocates weighing several bad choices as they seek to protect hundreds of stranded Afghans still waiting to…

Canada is set to start negotiations with the Taliban to secure a safe exit for Canadian citizens and Afghan refugees trying to leave Kabul, according to Canada’s foreign affairs minister. Marc Garneau confirmed such negotiations…

A B.C. woman with immediate family in Afghanistan says she’s worried every moment of every day that they’ve been captured or killed by the Taliban. “They’re not going to have mercy on our family, and I want the Canadian…

<!-- -->Paris had previously indicated its airlift mission in Kabul would end in the evening (File)Paris, France: France could extend the evacuation of French citizens and Afghans in danger from Kabul beyond Friday, a minister said,…

Two deadly explosions ripped through Kabul, Afghanistan early Thursday, killing over 70 people — including at least 12 U.S. military members — and injuring more than 140 others. U.S. officials have accused the Islamic State in…

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday due to the threat of a terror attack by Islamic State militants as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many people as possible…

The United States has evacuated at least 4,500 U.S. citizens and their families from Afghanistan since mid-August, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding that Washington was “aggressively” reaching out…

<!-- -->More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14. (File)Washington: Two US congressmen have revealed that they violated official orders to travel to Kabul during the chaotic airlift that has seen…

Canada has confirmed its largest evacuation from Afghanistan to date, with 535 people crowding on board of a plane that left the Kabul airport on Tuesday. “Canada has significantly accelerated the speed with which we have been…