London has admitted a “mistake” that required its Afghan contractors to vet their relocation with Taliban officials The UK Ministry of Defence has belatedly apologized for requiring Afghan citizens who worked with London during the US-led NATO occupation of their country to have their documents approved by the Taliban before applying for resettlement in Britain, … Read more
More than 2,000 Afghans who fled their country after the Taliban took power are being detained indefinitely in the United Arab Emirates, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. An estimated 2,400 to 2,700 Afghans have been “arbitrarily detained” in a housing facility dubbed “Emirates Humanitarian City” for more than 15 months, the … Read more
He says that when he saw the list of people who were evacuated, he wondered if some of them had ever visited the Herat football ground, let alone played for the national team: “I have seen people in the list who have not even worn a football strip in Herat.” Source link
Advertisement Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have progressively imposed greater and greater restrictions on Afghan women’s mobility, presence in public, access to education and healthcare, and right to work. Afghan women — and female-headed households — are increasingly finding it impossible to access social support or even sustain themselves as a result. … Read more
Asylum seekers evacuated after the Taliban takeover are “stranded in limbo”, Human Rights Watch says. Source link
Advertisement Torpekai Amarkhel, a 42-year-old journalist from Afghanistan, was among the 60-plus asylum seekers who died recently when their boat capsized en route to Europe. She was a single passenger among over 200 Afghans, Iranians, and Syrians trying to make it ashore off a boat that embarked from Turkey. On the shore, lapped by the … Read more
Razia Muradi says her achievement is “bittersweet” as her family couldn’t visit India to celebrate with her. Source link