Aline Barros VOA News August 16, 2023 WASHINGTON — Two years ago, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul closed and the U.S. military evacuated more than 100,000 Afghans in a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. A significant number of evacuees who worked for the U.S. government during the war are still
Khaama: According to Turkish officials on Sunday, 64 Afghan refugees in Arzantan City who had entered Turkey illegally were detained. These illegal Afghan immigrants were the most recent in the growing number of arrests of people with similar offences after they were found hiding in a truck containing electronic devices. This incident occurred on the
The Hill: Almost two years after American soldiers swiftly packed and left the nation’s longest-running war in Afghanistan, the Taliban are still targeting tens of thousands of Afghans left behind. Among them are Afghan women journalists. The United States recognized the risks Afghanistan’s female journalists would face under a Taliban takeover. Click here to read
8am: According to sources speaking to Hasht-e Subh, on the night of Wednesday, August 2nd, around 12:00 AM, Pakistani police stormed the residences where Afghan refugees were residing and conducted a violent operation, resulting in the arrest of dozens of them. One eyewitness stated, “The Pakistani police forces aggressively entered the apartments where Afghan refugees
Muska Safi Ahmadullah Archiwal VOA News July 27, 2023 The residency cards of more than a million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have not been extended, causing concern among the migrants about their refugee status. The Proof of Registration cards of about 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees expired June 30, 2023, and the Pakistani government
Akmal Dawi VOA News July 26, 2023 WASHINGTON — Relocation flights from Afghanistan carrying Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants to U.S. immigration processing centers in Qatar and other countries have been suspended for more than one month, and it’s unclear when they will resume. For nearly two years since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the
NPR: All told, nearly 80,000 Afghan refugees made it to the U.S. “The majority of people we work with have advanced degrees and careers,” she says. “They find themselves at Target for $16 an hour. And the rent is $2,300 a month. And it’s impossible to make those ends meet.” Click here to read more
Aline Barros VOA News July 19, 2023 The country’s annual defense spending measure was narrowly approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives on Friday, and although the bill is several steps from becoming law, the White House has announced its opposition to a range of national security provisions, including inaction on the special immigrant visas
An Afghan refugee seeking asylum in the United States is now captivating audiences onscreen, portraying a character she has a lot in common with. In her first-ever acting role, Anaita Wali Zada plays a haunted young immigrant named Donya who finds herself beached in the northern California city of Fremont. Her new life: working in
Khaama: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that allowing the settlement of Afghan refugees in Pakistan was a grave mistake in light of the rise in terrorist activities by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) using Afghanistan territory. “The current situation has raised significant concerns about the facilities provided to the Afghan refugees,” he said while