Search For "afghan refugees"
Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans as Taliban blitz continues
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Canada on Friday (local time) announced it is expanding a program to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees amid Taliban onslaught in Afghanistan.
Read More
Afghan refugees in Delhi worried about family, friends as Taliban captures
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): With the Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan and advancing towards Kabul, the Afghan nationals who flew to India over the years are "extremely worried" following unprovoked attacks on civilians and executions of captured soldiers.
Read More
Switzerland suspends deportation of Afghan migrants amid Taliban offensive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 12 (ANI): Switzerland on Wednesday suspended the forced return of failed Afghan asylum seekers due to the dire security situation in Afghanistan.
Read More
Afghans in India anxious about relatives as Taliban intensifies offensive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers in India are living in fear and uncertainty as the Taliban intensify their attacks on Afghan security forces and capture more territory in the war-torn country.
Read More
US wants Pakistan to keep border open for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Amid a surge in violence by Taliban in Afghanistan post US drawdown, the influx of Afghan refugees has increased at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Read More
US expands Afghan refugee admissions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday (local time) expanded access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with the US.
Read More
Cannot bear burden of more Afghan refugees: Pak
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): With more and more Afghan civilians attempting to cross borders into neighbouring countries to escape the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan has warned that it cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees.
Read More
'Welcome home', says Biden to Afghans arriving in US under Operation Allie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan has brought more than 200 people to the United States. Friday's arrival at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., brought Afghan translators and close family memb
Read More
Construction of camp for Afghan refugees begins in southern Tajikistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan] July 30 (ANI): Tajikistan has begun the construction of a camp for refugees from Afghanistan in the border region of Khatlon in the country's south, reported Sputnik quoting local authorities.
Read More
Pak PM says US has really messed it up in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the United States "really messed it up" in Afghanistan by initially looking for a military solution and then attempting to seek a political solution from a position of weakness.
Read More
Taliban are normal civilians, not military outfits, says Imran Khan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): The Taliban are not some military outfits but normal civilians, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, asking how the country is supposed to hunt them down when it has three million Afghan refugees at the border.
Read More
Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised USD 100 million from an emergency fund for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs" emerging from Afghanistan as violence escalates in the war-torn country, the White House announced.
Read More