“Life is tough here”: In Pakistan, Afghan refugees face hardship and a frosty reception
ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the experiences of Afghan refugees living in neighbouring Pakistan…
“A new world”: As Afghan refugees celebrate Islam’s holy month, US church gives Ramadan lessons
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how United Church of Christ churches are supporting Afghan families who have recently arrived in the US…
Faith leaders join Afghan-Australians, veterans in call for Australian Government to accept more Afghan refugees
Sydney, Australia The Australian Government has told refugee advocates it will “think about” increasing the number of Afghan refugees it settles after pulling out of the country from a 20-year military engagement last year. A delegation of faith leaders, veterans and advocates on Monday said Immigration Minister Alex Hawke told them the government was “actively […]
Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last year, holding banners pleading for freedom and demanding to be sent to the United States to be resettled. Thousands of Afghans were last year evacuated to the […]
Welcoming the stranger: How one Chicago church is stepping up to help Afghan evacuees
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Warrenville, Illinois, is among churches willing to help incoming Afghan refugees…
Postcards: With births and a beauty salon, Afghan “guests” transform US base
PHIL STEWART, of Reuters, reports from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey…
“The mission is not complete”: Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are helping Afghan evacuees settle into their new homes stateside as well as advocating for those left behind…
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and that young are educated
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent reference to the Taliban’s past restrictions on schooling for women, said it is essential that young Afghans receive an education. “In these moments of upheaval, in which Afghans are seeking refuge, I pray for […]