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Canada on Track to Host Largest Afghan Resettlement Program

10th May, 2023 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News May 9, 2023 WASHINGTON — The government of Canada says it is determined to reach its target of admitting at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of the year. More than 30,600 Afghans have been resettled in Canada since August 2021 when Ottawa announced it would admit thousands of Afghans whose

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Posted in Afghan Women, Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants |
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Canada Reviews Counterterror Laws to Aid Taliban-Run Afghanistan

23rd December, 2022 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News December 22, 2022 The Canadian government might have a lot of disagreements with the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan but it is reviewing Canada’s counterterrorism laws to find ways to help people under Taliban rule. Canada has designated the Taliban a terrorist entity, prohibiting Canadian citizens and organizations from all transactions with

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Secretly funding Taliban, West funding Taliban |
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Canada celebrates Pride Month by helping Afghan LGBTQ2 individuals

4th June, 2022 · admin

CNW Telbec: The Government of Canada is working hard to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals as quickly and safely as possible. Canada has now welcomed a total of 14,645 Afghan refugees, with more arriving every week. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: LGBTQ in Afghanistan |
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Girl shot dead by Taliban while family was preparing to flee to Canada

16th December, 2021 · admin

Global News: The girl, Nazifa, was killed when gunfire erupted near a Taliban checkpoint in Kandahar on the night of Dec. 10, her father and the Canadian veterans group Aman Lara told Global News in interviews. The father had worked for the Canadian military in Kandahar until 2011. The family was approved for resettlement by

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Escape from the Taliban, Life under Taliban rule |
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First Afghan Refugees Settle in Canada Amid COVID Fourth Wave

6th October, 2021 · admin

Craig McCulloch VOA News October 6, 2021 VANCOUVER, CANADA — Shortly after August’s collapse of the Afghanistan government to the Taliban, the Canadian government announced it would initially welcome 40,000 refugees. The resettlement is happening amid upheaval in Afghanistan and at the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The first refugees

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Escape from the Taliban |
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Former Canadian envoy calls Pakistan’s Khan a ‘shameless liar’

1st August, 2021 · admin

1TV: “This man is an utter fraud: a shameless liar of no ability & a charlatan who has been among the Taliban’s most mindless, kneejerk boosters for decades,” Alexander said of Khan “A pariah like Putin, he deserves only severe sanctions & one day a docket in The Hague.” Pakistan has long been accused of

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Imran Khan, Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban, Taliban - Pakistani asset |
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Justin Trudeau Lookalike Is An Afghan Singing Sensation

17th January, 2019 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan | January 17, 2019: Afghan singer Abdul Salam Maftoon’s close resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into a social media star after his debut on a national talent show. He says he’d love to meet his lookalike.

Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Entertainment News |
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Afghan President Criticized for Installing Controversial Defense Minister

12th January, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 12, 2019 ISLAMABAD — A global watchdog demanded Saturday international donors impose sanctions against Afghanistan’s new defense minister, Asadullah Khalid, saying there is “credible evidence” linking him to serious rights abuses. Khalid’s appointment in December was part of a shake-up President Ashraf Ghani ordered amid sustained countrywide battlefield setbacks inflicted on

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Political News, Security | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Ashraf Ghani Government, Assadullah Khalid |
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Canada Working To Offer Shelter To Afghan Hindus, Sikhs

29th November, 2018 · admin

Tolo News: Canada’s Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, quoted by Indian media, said on Thursday that the Canadian government is working on a plan to approve private sponsorship of Hindu and Sikh citizens of Afghanistan by a foundation and approved individuals will be welcomed to Canada in the coming year. Click here to

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs |
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‘Too much money, too fast,’ U.S. watchdog says of struggling efforts to aid Afghanistan

22nd September, 2018 · admin

The Star: For six years, John Sopko has served as Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction with a broad mandate to assess how U.S. cash for Afghan reconstruction is spent. His investigations have found that billions of dollars in American aid has been lost to corruption, waste and futile efforts in Afghanistan suggests Canada has likely

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Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Corruption, Economic News, Reconstruction and Development, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government |
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