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 pulled out last month, the paper said. The man who worked for EUPol is still waiting to be told if he can come to the Netherlands, while the security guard and interpreter has been refused entry, Trouw said. Former advocate general Jan Gras, who spent three years working with EUPol in Afghanistan, told Trouw every Afghan who worked for the peace keeping mission is in danger, and that includes police officers as well.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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