Give Afghans who helped the Netherlands asylum, ambassador says as Taliban advances
3 years, 4 months ago

Give Afghans who helped the Netherlands asylum, ambassador says as Taliban advances

NL Times  

While the Dutch military was in Afghanistan, they engaged 273 Afghans as interpreters. They now need the help of the Netherlands in the form of asylum, Afghan ambassador in the Netherlands Mohammad Asif Rahimi said to Nieuwsuur on Friday. “Everything is being done in the Dutch embassy in Kabul to help our employees, interpreters, their relatives and direct family”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag tweeted on Saturday. https://twitter.com/ministerBZ/status/1426632108341145611 Prime Minister Mark Rutte also announced on Twitter that everything is being done to ensure the safety of the embassy workers and interpreters. “Interpreters, drivers, office workers and anyone on the military base who worked for the Netherlands, they all helped the Netherlands in their mission”, Rahimi said.

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Afghanistan: Dutch embassy's security guards on the run from the Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Dutch embassy's security guards on the run from the Taliban

NL Times  

Security guards who worked for the Dutch embassy in Kabul fear for their lives. They didn’t make it onto the Netherlands’ evacuation list and are now living on the run or in hiding from the Taliban, three guards who worked for the Dutch embassy for over ten years told RTL Nieuws, who used pseudonyms instead of their real names in …

Afghans "arbitrarily" selected for evacuation to NL; 480 still waiting 1 year later
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghans "arbitrarily" selected for evacuation to NL; 480 still waiting 1 year later

NL Times  

One year after the Taliban conquered Afghanistan, the Cabinet is still working to evacuate 480 Afghans who worked for Dutch organizations. The government wants to evacuate the 480 people still waiting within a month and a half, Minster Wopke Hoekstra of Foreign Affairs said in a letter to parliament last month. According to Trouw, the 480 people left behind are …

Taliban arrested an Afghan waiting for evacuation to Netherlands
2 years, 9 months ago

Taliban arrested an Afghan waiting for evacuation to Netherlands

NL Times  

The Taliban arrested a man in the Afghan city of Herat who requested evacuation to the Netherlands multiple times, NU.nl reports after speaking to relatives of the man. The arrested man is 32 years old and worked as a guard on projects set up from the Netherlands by Dutch-Afghan Saleh Rozbeh from Bergen op Zoom, according to NU.nl. On Wednesday, …

Afghan families lose court battle to force evacuation from Kabul
2 years, 11 months ago

Afghan families lose court battle to force evacuation from Kabul

Dutch News  

A court has rejected a bid by four Afghan families to force the Dutch state to evacuate them immediately from Kabul following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. The fourth family is headed by the sister of an Afghan man who acquired Dutch nationality in 1999 and served six times in his native country with the Dutch army. …

Afghan families lose court battle to force evacuation from Kabul
2 years, 11 months ago

Afghan families lose court battle to force evacuation from Kabul

Dutch News  

A court has rejected a bid by four Afghan families to force the Dutch state to evacuate them immediately from Kabul following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. The fourth family is headed by the sister of an Afghan man who acquired Dutch nationality in 1999 and served six times in his native country with the Dutch army. …

Dutch have brought 573 people out of Kabul since evacuations ended: AD
3 years ago

Dutch have brought 573 people out of Kabul since evacuations ended: AD

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has managed to bring 573 people out of Afghanistan since the main evacuation ended in August, the AD reported on Monday. The figures from the foreign affairs ministry show 352 people were brought out via Qatar and 221 via Islamabad in Pakistan. The Netherlands evacuated some 2,500 people from Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban, but …

Dutch have brought 573 people out of Kabul since evacuations ended: AD
3 years ago

Dutch have brought 573 people out of Kabul since evacuations ended: AD

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has managed to bring 573 people out of Afghanistan since the main evacuation ended in August, the AD reported on Monday. The figures from the foreign affairs ministry show 352 people were brought out via Qatar and 221 via Islamabad in Pakistan. The Netherlands evacuated some 2,500 people from Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban, but …

Afghan refugees in emergency shelters are increasingly desperate
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghan refugees in emergency shelters are increasingly desperate

Dutch News  

Afghan evacuees who have been staying in emergency accommodation following their arrival in the Netherlands in August and September, are becoming increasingly desperate about the lack of perspective, broadcaster NOS reports. Earlier, the national ombudsman and the Dutch human rights committee wrote to junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol to say the tents are ‘completely unsuitable’ for winter. Waisuddin Akhondzada, one …

Afghan refugees in emergency shelters are increasingly desperate
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghan refugees in emergency shelters are increasingly desperate

Dutch News  

Afghan evacuees who have been staying in emergency accommodation following their arrival in the Netherlands in August and September, are becoming increasingly desperate about the lack of perspective, broadcaster NOS reports. Earlier, the national ombudsman and the Dutch human rights committee wrote to junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol to say the tents are ‘completely unsuitable’ for winter. Waisuddin Akhondzada, one …

Interpreter on Dutch evacuation list murdered in Kabul: report
3 years, 2 months ago

Interpreter on Dutch evacuation list murdered in Kabul: report

NL Times  

An Afghan interpreter who worked with the Netherlands on an international mission and was on a Dutch evacuation list was killed in Kabul on Wednesday. The man's family told NOS about the murder, and sources within the Dutch government confirmed it, according to the broadcaster. According to the 36-year-old interpreter's family, a Taliban representative knocked on the door of the …

Netherlands plans to evacuate more people from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands plans to evacuate more people from Afghanistan

NL Times  

The caretaker Cabinet and the former coalition parties are discussing options for evacuating a larger group from Afghanistan. The criteria are still being refined, but as the plans are now, the number of people eligible for evacuation could approach 2,000. After the Taliban took over in August, a parliamentary majority called on the Cabinet to evacuate Afghans who worked in …

Dutch gov't ignored Red Cross offer of help in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch gov't ignored Red Cross offer of help in Afghanistan

NL Times  

The Red Cross offered to help in Afghanistan when evacuations collapsed at the end of August, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ignored this offer. The Red Cross wanted to set up helplines, offer psychological assistance to those left behind, and help reunite families who lost each other during the flight, the Volkskrant reported. The Dutch Red Cross made a …

Asylum minister under fire again over Afghan refugee comments
3 years, 3 months ago

Asylum minister under fire again over Afghan refugee comments

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has said she is sorry about remarks made in an interview with the AD newspaper at the weekend, in which she said 100,000 Afghan nationals could be heading for the Netherlands. ‘The message was that if the requests for help via email lead to 100,000 new asylum seekers, that our system would not be able …

Asylum minister under fire again over Afghan refugee comments
3 years, 3 months ago

Asylum minister under fire again over Afghan refugee comments

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has said she is sorry about remarks made in an interview with the AD newspaper at the weekend, in which she said 100,000 Afghan nationals could be heading for the Netherlands. ‘The message was that if the requests for help via email lead to 100,000 new asylum seekers, that our system would not be able …

Taliban denies summoning interpreters for the Netherlands to court
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban denies summoning interpreters for the Netherlands to court

NL Times  

Member of the Taliban government, Ahmadullah Wasiq, denied summoning Afghan interpreters who worked for the Netherlands as was reported by the NOS on Friday. The NOS reported on Friday that several former interpreters for the Netherlands had received letters from the Taliban calling them to appear in court. After the Taliban came into power in mid-August, several countries brought, in …

Dutch stuck in Afghanistan includes fmr. asylum seekers; “Incomprehensible”, says Defense Min.
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch stuck in Afghanistan includes fmr. asylum seekers; “Incomprehensible”, says Defense Min.

NL Times  

Among the people the Netherlands evacuated and still need to evacuate from Afghanistan, were over 1,250 Dutch citizens with Afghan roots. Up until evacuation flights were forced to stop last week Thursday, the Netherlands evacuated 2,500 people from Afghanistan, including 1,600 people who had the Netherlands as a final destination. The list also includes two local embassy employees and about …

EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees
3 years, 4 months ago

EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees

LA Times  

A woman from Afghanistan smiles after being given a bottle of water following disembarking from a U.S. Air Force plane in Rota, southern Spain, on Aug. 31, 2021. In a closing statement after a meeting in Brussels, the ministers said the EU and its 27 nations “stand determined to act jointly to prevent the recurrence of uncontrolled large-scale illegal migration …

Cabinet looks for evacuation alternatives in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet looks for evacuation alternatives in Afghanistan

NL Times  

The Cabinet has been looking at other options to bring people on the evacuation list out of Afghanistan, AD reported. We are looking at other ways to bring people out of there”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag said. “We are looking into that”, Minister of Defense Ank Bijleveld said. “It is only a question of how reliable these companies …

Dutch evacuees reach Kabul airport, last flights out of Afghanistan ‘later today’
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch evacuees reach Kabul airport, last flights out of Afghanistan ‘later today’

Dutch News  

Three buses containing some 120 Dutch nationals have managed to enter Kabul airport after having been held up at the entrance for over 24 hours, the foreign ministry has confirmed to broadcaster NOS. Seven people who did not have Dutch passports were ‘manhandled out of the bus’ by Taliban troops and did not make it into the airport, a source …

Dutch evacuees reach Kabul airport, last flights out of Afghanistan ‘later today’
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch evacuees reach Kabul airport, last flights out of Afghanistan ‘later today’

Dutch News  

Three buses containing some 120 Dutch nationals have managed to enter Kabul airport after having been held up at the entrance for over 24 hours, the foreign ministry has confirmed to broadcaster NOS. Seven people who did not have Dutch passports were ‘manhandled out of the bus’ by Taliban troops and did not make it into the airport, a source …

Kabul evacuations 'unlikely' to be completed, says Kaag
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul evacuations 'unlikely' to be completed, says Kaag

Dutch News  

It is highly lightly that the Netherlands will not be able to evacuate everyone the government has invited to leave Afghanistan, according to caretaker foreign minister Sigrid Kaag. As American president Joe Biden told G7 leaders that US troops are ‘on pace’ to leave the country by August 31, after the Taliban takeover, hopes are fading that all Dutch people …

Kabul evacuations 'unlikely' to be completed, says Kaag
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul evacuations 'unlikely' to be completed, says Kaag

Dutch News  

It is highly lightly that the Netherlands will not be able to evacuate everyone the government has invited to leave Afghanistan, according to caretaker foreign minister Sigrid Kaag. As American president Joe Biden told G7 leaders that US troops are ‘on pace’ to leave the country by August 31, after the Taliban takeover, hopes are fading that all Dutch people …

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened
3 years, 4 months ago

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened

Dutch News  

The defence ministry has provided another shelter for Afghan refugees arriving from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the Taliban takeover. On Sunday night, 178 Afghan people arrived in the Netherlands and were taken to the Willem Lodewijk van Nassau barracks in Zoutkamp. A new temporary location, the Walaardt Sacré camp in Zeist, has now been made ready and …

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened
3 years, 4 months ago

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened

Dutch News  

The defence ministry has provided another shelter for Afghan refugees arriving from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the Taliban takeover. On Sunday night, 178 Afghan people arrived in the Netherlands and were taken to the Willem Lodewijk van Nassau barracks in Zoutkamp. A new temporary location, the Walaardt Sacré camp in Zeist, has now been made ready and …

The Netherlands took action too late in Afghanistan, relief organizations say
3 years, 4 months ago

The Netherlands took action too late in Afghanistan, relief organizations say

NL Times  

The Cabinet took action too late to help people in Afghanistan, relief organizations said. “The Netherlands has let it escalate for too long”, political advisor at the help organization, Cordaid, Paul van de Berg said. “And we really see that as something due to choices made by the Cabinet.” Both Cordaid and Vluchtelingenwerk hoped that the hundreds of Afghans who …

Dutch keep Kabul embassy open 'as long as possible'
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch keep Kabul embassy open 'as long as possible'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands plans to keep its embassy in Kabul open for ‘as long as possible’, despite the rise of the Taliban following the pull out of peace keeping forces, broadcaster NOS reported on Friday. Britain and the US are deploying a large number of soldiers in Afghanistan to bring home non-essential embassy staff but, defence minister Ank Bijleveld told NOS, …

Dutch keep Kabul embassy open 'as long as possible'
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch keep Kabul embassy open 'as long as possible'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands plans to keep its embassy in Kabul open for ‘as long as possible’, despite the rise of the Taliban following the pull out of peace keeping forces, broadcaster NOS reported on Friday. Britain and the US are deploying a large number of soldiers in Afghanistan to bring home non-essential embassy staff but, defence minister Ank Bijleveld told NOS, …

Dutch won't deport anyone to Afghanistan for six months: minister
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch won't deport anyone to Afghanistan for six months: minister

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will not deport asylum seekers to Afghanistan for at least the next six months, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol told MPs on Wednesday. The letter, also signed by Denmark and Austria, said that ‘stopping returns sends the wrong signal and is likely to motivate even more Afghan citizens to leave their homes for the EU’. Refugee organisation Vluchtelingwerk …

Dutch won't deport anyone to Afghanistan for six months: minister
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch won't deport anyone to Afghanistan for six months: minister

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will not deport asylum seekers to Afghanistan for at least the next six months, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol told MPs on Wednesday. The letter, also signed by Denmark and Austria, said that ‘stopping returns sends the wrong signal and is likely to motivate even more Afghan citizens to leave their homes for the EU’. Refugee organisation Vluchtelingwerk …

Dutch under fire over Afghan refugees and failure to help interpreters
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch under fire over Afghan refugees and failure to help interpreters

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is one of six EU countries to sign a letter to the European Commission which urges Brussels not to change the current agreement on deporting Afghan nationals who don’t qualify for asylum. And it goes on to say that ‘stopping returns sends the wrong signal and is likely to motivate even more Afghan citizens to leave their homes …

Fears grow for Afghan interpreters left behind after Dutch pull out
3 years, 5 months ago

Fears grow for Afghan interpreters left behind after Dutch pull out

Dutch News  

Several dozen interpreters who worked for the Dutch military effort in Afghanistan are still living in danger in their home country, despite government pledges to bring them to safety, Trouw reported on Wednesday. People who worked as interpreters are regarded as traitors by the Taliban but not all of them were moved to the Netherlands by the time the Dutch …

Fears grow for Afghan interpreters left behind after Dutch pull out
3 years, 5 months ago

Fears grow for Afghan interpreters left behind after Dutch pull out

Dutch News  

Several dozen interpreters who worked for the Dutch military effort in Afghanistan are still living in danger in their home country, despite government pledges to bring them to safety, Trouw reported on Wednesday. People who worked as interpreters are regarded as traitors by the Taliban but not all of them were moved to the Netherlands by the time the Dutch …

MPs urge faster evacuation of Afghan interpreters to the Netherlands
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs urge faster evacuation of Afghan interpreters to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is being urged to speed up the evacuation of interpreters who worked for the defence ministry in Afghanistan, now the end of the international mission is in sight. The Netherlands has employed 273 interpreters in the 20 years the Dutch army has been active in Afghanistan, according to defence ministry figures. But that does mean their identity should …

MPs urge faster evacuation of Afghan interpreters to the Netherlands
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs urge faster evacuation of Afghan interpreters to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is being urged to speed up the evacuation of interpreters who worked for the defence ministry in Afghanistan, now the end of the international mission is in sight. The Netherlands has employed 273 interpreters in the 20 years the Dutch army has been active in Afghanistan, according to defence ministry figures. But that does mean their identity should …

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