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
Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 4, 2022 Afghanistan is rapidly descending into one of the worst humanitarian crises in living memory amid rampant starvation, a health-care crisis marked by child malnutrition, and the collapse of essential services since the Taliban took over the country six months ago. The situation initially prompted generous donor
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
CNN: Having fled the Taliban and decades of war in their native Afghanistan, the sisters find themselves at risk of being caught up in another conflict in their adopted home, Ukraine. Click here to read more (external link). Related For Many Afghan Evacuees, a Rocky Path to a New Life
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: KYIV — Born during the Afghan-Soviet War, Jawed Ahmad Haqmal lost five relatives in the 1979–1989 conflict that turned his homeland into a smoldering ruin of a country. But now the 33-year-old former interpreter for the Canadian military in Afghanistan is horrified by the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.