Canada leads western nations with its promise to admit 20,000 Afghans at risk of being targeted by the advancing Taliban.
Afghans who have been granted Special Immigrant Visas , Reuters reported Friday, which are for former interpreters and other helpers of U.S. forces who are at risk of reprisal, and Washington aims to bring out 3,500 more in the next few weeks, whileThousands more displaced Afghans will be allowed to seek asylum in the U.S., the State DepartmentAug.
2, with the creation of a new refugee category for those at risk because they worked for U.S. nongovernmental organizations or media outlets—but they first will have to cross the border, much of which the Taliban now controls, into a third country before they can apply.from Afghanistan, its immigration minister said Friday, and will prioritize human rights advocates, women, LGBTQ people and others at risk of persecution from the Taliban.
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