One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of Afghans rushing to Kabul's international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans at risk who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country. “Today, the vast majority of Afghans don’t have access to legal identity, meaning if they need tomorrow to be able to get to safety legally, they can’t,” said Nassim Majidi, co-founder and executive director of Samuel Hall, an independent think tank that conducts research on migration and displacement. But despite repeated family reunification requests to the Netherlands and other European countries, the majority of her siblings remain in Kabul, living across the street from a police station now in Taliban hands.

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U.S. changes focus to long-term residency for more Afghans
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. changes focus to long-term residency for more Afghans

The Hindu  

The Biden administration said on Thursday that it is phasing out a program that aimed to give at-risk Afghans a quicker pathway to the U.S. through humanitarian relief but was criticised for its bureaucratic barriers and for ultimately leaving people's lives in legal limbo. Instead, starting October 1, the U.S. government said it would focus on beefing up efforts to …

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — More than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of Afghans rushing to Kabul’s international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans at risk who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country. “Today, the vast majority of Afghans don’t have access …

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, …

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 …

‘Majority’ of Afghans who worked for the US and applied for visas were likely left behind, State Department official says
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Majority’ of Afghans who worked for the US and applied for visas were likely left behind, State Department official says

CNN  

CNN — “The majority” of Afghans who worked for the United States during its two-decade military campaign were likely left behind in the chaotic and rushed evacuation from Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Wednesday. The official said they did not have a specific count of the Afghan Special Immigrant applicants and family members who did not make it …

Afghanistan crisis updates | August 27, 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | August 27, 2021

The Hindu  

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on August 26, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: “We will …

EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Afghanistan evacuations?
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Afghanistan evacuations?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. President Joe Biden set an Aug. 31 deadline to complete the U.S.-led evacuation, but the president has also asked for contingency plans in case the U.S. still needs to get …

August 19, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 4 months ago

August 19, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

People wait to leave Kabul airport on August 16. Here’s what some countries have said so far: United States: Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in Afghanistan until all American citizens who want to leave are out of the country, but stopped short of making the same commitment to the United …

August 19, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 4 months ago

August 19, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

People wait to leave Kabul airport on August 16. Here’s what some countries have said so far: United States: Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in Afghanistan until all American citizens who want to leave are out of the country, but stopped short of making the same commitment to the United …

Dutch military planes fly out to Kabul to begin repatriation mission
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch military planes fly out to Kabul to begin repatriation mission

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will attempt to remove hundreds of people from Afghanistan in the next few days after the Taliban seized power in Kabul. At least five people were killed in chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans filled the runway and tried to climb on board moving planes in a desperate attempt to flee the country. Some Dutch …

Dutch military planes fly out to Kabul to begin repatriation mission
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch military planes fly out to Kabul to begin repatriation mission

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will attempt to remove hundreds of people from Afghanistan in the next few days after the Taliban seized power in Kabul. At least five people were killed in chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans filled the runway and tried to climb on board moving planes in a desperate attempt to flee the country. Some Dutch …

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