As the Taliban make territorial gains, more Afghans, including those who helped U.S. news outlets, will become eligible for visas.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee
With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan’s borders.
Three Olympic Refugee Team Members Will Call Canada Home
The athletes will join another 150 refugee students selected who were accepted to one of 80 participating institutions this fall.
Afghan Visa Applicants Arrive in U.S. After Years of Waiting
The first group of Afghan interpreters and others who helped Americans during the war will stay on an Army base in Virginia until they are resettled.
These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them.
Accompanied by their livestock, hundreds tried to flee the Wakhan Corridor, a mountainous region of Afghanistan now threatened by the Taliban. But they were turned back by northern neighbors.
Covid Vaccine Effort in Europe Confronts Anger, Disinformation and Suspicion
Across the continent, reaching vulnerable populations on the margins of society is a challenge. In Brussels, the authorities are hoping mobile outreach teams can help.
Bangladesh Floods Leave Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Homeless Again
Heavy rains and landslides in Bangladesh have killed at least 11 Rohingya refugees and destroyed entire hillsides of shelters.
Taekwondo Is Path to Medals for Countries That Rarely Get Them
Ivory Coast and Jordan won their first-ever Olympic golds, thanks to taekwondo, as did Taiwan. Afghanistan’s only Olympic medals, a pair of bronzes, came from it, too.
Migrants in Lithuania Caught Up in Battle Between Belarus and E.U.
The European Union member country says the president of Belarus, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is encouraging migrants to cross their shared border as revenge for E.U. sanctions.
‘They Just Left Us’: Greece Is Accused of Setting Migrants Adrift at Sea
Frustrated by more than a year of picking up people they say Greece has illegally pushed out, Turkish officials invited journalists to witness rescues firsthand.