Afghanistan Refugees

Journalist Ziar Khan Yaad and his cameraman had just set up their equipment outside a mosque in Kabul when an armoured Land Cruiser screeched to a halt beside them.It was August 2021, about two weeks since the collapse of the Afghan…

A former Canadian Forces interpreter who managed to escape to Pakistan this month is pleading with the Canadian government to speed up the processing of visas for the thousands of vulnerable Afghans hoping to get to Canada.…

At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment” to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly…

<!-- -->"We will have to increase cooperation with the neighbouring countries, Josep Borrell said(File)Rome: The European Union should provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them manage refugees…

Canada’s evacuation efforts in Afghanistan have ended, officials confirmed Thursday, indicating that some Canadians remain in the Taliban-ruled country. At an official update at 8 a.m. ET, Gen. Wayne Eyre said Canadian personnel…

Poland and Belgium ended their evacuations from Afghanistan, but other European nations vowed Wednesday to press on for as long as possible, as the clock ticks down on a dramatic airlift of people fleeing Taliban rule ahead of a…

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…

Canada will accelerate processing the families of interpreters and others who supported its mission in Afghanistan to quickly evacuate as many approved people as possible, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday.…

In 2004, Kevin Weedmark was in Afghanistan working as a journalist for the Canadian International Development Agency covering stories about Canadian Development Projects, both military and civilian, in the country.…

Canada has promised to re-settle as many Afghan refugees as possible — and it’s drawing comparisons to a program that welcomed 25,000 Syrian refugees to the country in 2015. Beginning in November 2015, thousands of refugees…