Interpreters for German troops in Mali seek Berlin protection as pull-out looms
Berlin, GermanyReuters Interpreters for German forces in Mali have asked Berlin for protection for themselves and their families as the troops prepare to pull out by the end of the year, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday. The Bundeswehr has deployed some 1,000 troops in Mali where their main task has been reconnaissance […]
Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for US during its longest war
Washington DC, USReuters Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and others who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for the United States during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, US officials said. The operation to evacuate US-affiliated Afghans and […]
Canada vows to resettle Afghan interpreters, citing threat from Taliban
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada announced it would resettle Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and their families amid a “dynamic and deteriorating” situation in Afghanistan, saying they had become targets for the Taliban. “Canada is here to support those who supported us,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday, adding that “several thousand” people would be eligible and […]
Biden authorises $US100 million in emergency funds for Afghan refugees
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised up to $US100 million from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also authorised the release of $US200 million in services and articles from the […]