AFP: Resettlement of Afghans to the United States wound down to a trickle by late February, but as focus turns to the Ukraine war and a new refugee crisis, advocates are urging lawmakers to ensure Afghans can stay for good. Click here to read more (external link).
Fox News: Biden administration’s Afghanistan pullout has sparked long-term security dangers, observers warn. Click here to read more (external link).
Reuters: The grant of so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be available to 72,500 Afghans who entered on what is known as “humanitarian parole,” another temporary status, as part of the U.S. evacuation of at-risk Afghans last summer, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
NYT: The holiday marks the beginning of spring, with many in the diaspora celebrating with rebirth, renewal and, now, resistance in mind. An ancient celebration rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, Nowruz signals the beginning of spring and the new year in Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and beyond. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: More than 500,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country within the past six months, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MRR) said on Thursday. Also, the deputy Minister of MRR who visited Torkham crossing on Thursday told reporters that diplomatic efforts are underway to facilitate the release of Afghans being held abroad.
The Guardian (UK): A week ago, Masouma Tajik found herself running for her life for the second time in six months. Evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, she was now fleeing another country in another continent, this time to escape Russian bombs and bullets. A software engineer and data analyst, 23-year-old Tajik
AZCentral: Federal bureaucracy is endangering the lives of Afghan families who helped the U.S. We can and should be doing more to help these refugees. Click here to read more (external link). Related ‘Still in hell:’ How a Bucks County woman helped rescue an Afghan family and build a new life in Doylestown In Greek
Reuters: The defendants, identified as Sayed H. and Seyed H. under German privacy laws, are accused of luring their 34-year-old sister to meet them last July in Berlin and choking her and cutting her throat, the Berlin prosecutor’s office said. All three siblings had Afghan citizenship and had been living in Germany for several years.
8am: Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a few countries, including India and Iran, evacuated some of their citizens. However, the fate of Afghan nationals and students stranded in Ukraine remains uncertain. The present officials in Kabul announced yesterday that they would try to move Afghan citizens and students to a safe place, but no
Ariana: IEA’s [Taliban] decision to ban the evacuation of more Afghans has been slammed by some critics who say it is a violation of a fundamental human right. Mohammad Esa Ishaqzai, head of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan, said freedom of movement was a fundamental human right like freedom of speech and freedom of