Day: October 6, 2021

October 6, 2021 No Responses

First Afghan Refugees Settle in Canada Amid COVID Fourth Wave

Shortly after August’s collapse of the Afghanistan government to the Taliban, the Canadian government announced it would initially welcome 40,000 refugees.The resettlement is happening amid upheaval in Afghanistan and at the height of the fourth wave o...
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Hundreds Throng Passport Office in Afghan Capital

Hundreds of Afghans flocked to the passport office in Kabul on Wednesday, just a day after news that it would re-open this week to issue the documents, while Taliban security men had to beat back some in the crowd in efforts to maintain order.Taliban o...
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Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Winter Looms

The head of the World Food Program in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the humanitarian crisis in that country is growing at "an incredible pace," and it is now a "race against time" before winter sets in."Winter is on our doorstep," Mary-Ellen McGroart...
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Pakistan Names New Spy Chief; Outgoing Head Takes Army Post

Pakistan has appointed Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum as the country's new spy chief.He takes over as director-general of Inter-Services Intelligence from Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, who ran the ISI for more than two years and will next become the...
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