From the CBC:
“Afghanistan's ambassador
urges Canada to send more help to fleeing refugees”
Afghanistan's ambassador is
urging the Canadian government to send officials to bordering countries such as
Pakistan to help refugees fleeing the Taliban get to Canada. Hassan Soroosh,
Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada, also says he wants international pressure
put on the Taliban to open its airports so more commercial flights can evacuate
people desperate to escape. He says thousands of Afghans at risk of Taliban
persecution, including women leaders, have put their names forward to come to
Canada but their applications are not yet being processed. Soroosh suggests
Canada should bolster diplomatic posts in Pakistan and other neighbouring
countries to "expedite" the exodus. He says Canada should also send
officials to help the United Nations process applications. The ambassador urged
Canada and other western countries to provide urgent food aid to Afghanistan to
fend off a humanitarian tragedy this winter. He warns that without help, the
country is facing a "catastrophe." He warns that if poverty increases
in Afghanistan, support could grow for the Islamic State militant group which
is vying with the Taliban for control of parts of the country.
^ Canada should go to neighboring
countries to process both the Afghans who made it out of Afghanistan and the
Afghans wanting to leave Afghanistan. It has been 2 months and Canada and most
of the world have done little to nothing to help save those most at risk from
the Terrorists. It’s time that changes. ^
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghanistan-ambassador-refugees-1.6228864
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