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Blinken announces US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): As the US is weeks away from completing military withdrawal from Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) announced a US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for Afghan nationals.
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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.
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Cannot bear burden of more Afghan refugees: Pak
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
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'Welcome home', says Biden to Afghans arriving in US under Operation Allie
Updated : 4 years, 8 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
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First evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US amid Taliban offensive in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The first group of 200 Afghans who helped US soldiers and diplomats in Afghanistan arrived in the US under Operation Allies Refuge on Friday, even as thousands more await in Afghanistan in increasing fear of Taliban reprisals.
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'How can we check', asks Imran Khan on Taliban crossing Pak-Afghan border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said most of the refugees who came to his country from Afghanistan "sympathize" with the Taliban and there is no way of knowing who backs the terrorist group among the 30,000 daily commuters, The Express Tribune repo
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Construction of camp for Afghan refugees begins in southern Tajikistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
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Pak PM says US has really messed it up in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
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Taliban are normal civilians, not military outfits, says Imran Khan
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
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Pakistan: Kashmiri refugees in Balochistan show scant interest in PoK poll
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Scores of Kashmiri refugees residing in Balochistan showed little interest in the recently concluded polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and not a single voter turned up at many polling stations, Dawn has reported.
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Pak to complete fencing of border with Afghanistan by Aug 14
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan has announced that the fencing work along the Afghan border would be completed by August 14 amid fears of a new refugee crisis due to the large-scale violence in Afghanistan.
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Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
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