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Female footballers who fled Afghanistan in 2021 criticise BBC’s ‘false footballers’ article

18th March, 2023 · admin

The Guardian (UK): Female football players who fled Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 are criticising a recent BBC article which has labelled some of those evacuated as “false footballers”. The investigation by BBC Newsnight said some of the descriptions of UK visa applicants as national players or members of a regional

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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Afghan Refugees Protest in Islamabad Against UNHCR’s Failure to Review their Cases

27th February, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Dozens of Afghan migrants in Islamabad on Monday said they have protested for more than three weeks in front of the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners’ Aid (SHARP) Office, however, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has not paid attention to the living conditions of migrants in this country so far.

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum |
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Afghan Diplomatic Missions Demand Inquiry Into 18 Asylum Seekers’ Death in Bulgaria

19th February, 2023 · admin

8am: News sources reported that a group of 18 Afghan migrants and refugees were discovered dead in a truck that had been abandoned on an unpaved route near the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. The Diplomatic Missions of Afghanistan called on Bulgaria to provide protection and health assistance to the survivors of the victims, as well as

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Posted in Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum, Bulgaria |
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‘Our Situation Is Terrible’: Ex-Afghan Military Officers Stuck In Limbo In India

31st January, 2023 · admin

By Sana Kakar Fayeza Ibrahimi Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 31, 2023 Just weeks before its collapse, the Western-backed Afghan government sent dozens of army officers for training to India, a close ally. Among them was Captain Obaidullah Zahir, a rising star in the Afghan National Army, which was battling the Taliban insurgency. After

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Posted in India-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Army, Asylum |
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Tens of Thousands of Afghans Work Their Way Through US Immigration System

25th December, 2022 · admin

Aline Barros VOA News December 25, 2022 More than a year after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Afghan families totaling more than 88,500 individuals have resettled in the United States through different immigration paths. Some have access to permanent residence while the rest have permission for short-term stays without the

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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Turkey deported 1,000 Afghan refugees in last week

12th September, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The Turkish Immigration Department said Monday in a statement published on Monday that from September 2 to 8 this month, three thousand illegal refugees have been returned to their countries, of which more than 1,000 are Afghan refugees. “1,492 of these asylum seekers are citizens of Afghanistan. Also, 448 people are citizens of Pakistan

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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US Streamlining Visa Process for At-Risk Afghans

23rd August, 2022 · admin

Aline Barros VOA News August 23, 2022 Abdul is the father of four children aged 3 to 10. His wife, Jamila, is learning English. “I’m teaching my wife. I need her mind to stay busy,” he said. Abdul and Jamila are not their real names. They head an Afghan family hiding from the Taliban in

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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In a rare move, Japan grants asylum to 98 Afghans

23rd August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan in the past year, Kydo News reported. According to the Japanese news agency, the newly recognized refugees comprise staff who worked at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul. They were among more than 800 Afghans who fled to Japan. Click here to read more

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Posted in Japan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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Tens of thousands of Afghans applying for US visas still face major delays

19th July, 2022 · admin

CNN: There are tens of thousands of Afghans who have applied for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) whose applications are still being processed nearly a year after the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said Monday, adding that the process will now be entirely overseen by the State Department. Click here to read

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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U.S. is rejecting over 90% of Afghans seeking to enter the country on humanitarian grounds

20th June, 2022 · admin

CBS News: Since July 2021, USCIS has received over 46,000 applications from Afghans hoping to come to the U.S. through the parole process. But most parole applications from Afghans remain unresolved — and over 90% of fewer than 5,000 fully adjudicated requests have been denied, USCIS statistics shared with CBS News show.  Click here to

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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