"I think it was 1978 or 1979 that I heard news through Deutsche Welle Radio that a number of Afghans protested in front of the German Embassy in Afghanistan. The embassy might have been damaged at that time," said Ashiqullah Yaqub. Yaqub remembers the years that freedom of speech and m...
Embassy in Kabul to “make every effort” to get her to the United States. Mast signed his emails: “‘Live for an Audience of one, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” Pence’s spokesman, Marc Short, did not respond to requests for comment. The U.S. ...
"We can't change the events that unfolded in August 2021, but we owe it to those Afghans, who placed their lives in danger to help us, to get them and their families to safety." Now, the government's response has revealed the full number...
Answer:"Her family members are not eligible under the current categories. However, she can register them with the British embassy in Kabul. It is possible that the government may produce further guidance on extended family members and include them in additional categories. For now just register th...
But eight embassy staff who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, in countries including Canada, Germany and Japan, described dysfunction and despair at their missions. "My colleagues here and in many countries are pleading with host nations to accept them," said an Afghan diplomat in...
It corroborates testimonies from dozens of Afghans inside the country, including a former employee of EUPOL, a European Union agency training Afghan police, and a former staffer at the Dutch embassy, both of whom told Euronews Taliban fighters were going door to door in Kabul to identify ...
They must then be interviewed in person at a U.S. embassy or consulate and undergo security screenings and medical checks. Then, their visas are issued, and they may travel to the U.S. What problems has the special visa program faced?
In this Sept. 22, 2021, file photo, a horse-drawn cart is seen outside the ex-US embassy where the Taliban flag has been painting on a wall, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images, FILE Earlier this year, the Committee to Protect Journalists warned of e...
that also allow their spouses and children to gain permanent U.S. status. Other Afghans have been granted U.S. entry because they were determined to be at-risk in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, including women, children, journalists, activists, humanitarian aid workers and American embassy staff...
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