Taliban Canada

• Families of Canadian advisers in Taliban-run Afghanistan plead for help

  A government has allowed a maximum of 380 principal applicants under the special program, which is expected to remain open until September.

  Canada

  May 3, 2023
  
• Canada’s Afghan refugees continue to wait on family members to join them

  The Taliban was ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition, that included Canada, in 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11, but returned last year.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Unblocking Afghanistan aid could come in spring, minister says amid calls for urgency

  International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said the government plans to amend the Criminal Code that forbids payments to the Taliban, but not until spring at the earliest.

  World

  Dec 14, 2022
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• Getting Canadian aid to Afghanistan can only happen with Criminal Code changes: officials

  Senior public servants told the Senate human-rights committee Monday evening that they have spent a year trying to see if there is any workaround in Canada's anti-terrorism laws.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• Taliban talks undercut Canada’s ban on Afghanistan aid work, lawyers argue

  This week, a media report revealed Canada has been in regular talks with the Taliban regime since shortly after it took over Afghanistan in August 2021.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
• Ottawa trying to find ways to help Afghanistan without aiding Taliban: Lametti

  Opposition parties and humanitarian groups are accusing Ottawa of dragging its feet, while Canada's allies found exemptions months ago.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2022
• Canada must loosen Taliban sanctions amid multiple Afghanistan crises: aid groups

  In June, a special House of Commons committee formed to study the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan said Ottawa needed to amend those rules.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2022
• Afghan ambassador to Canada warns over risk to Afghans seeking passports from Taliban

  Afghanistan's ambassador is urging action to ensure that Afghans who have been approved to come to Canada do not have to risk detention by the Taliban.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2022
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• Alberta man helps family escape Afghanistan: ‘It’s not for the faint of heart’

  Months after Afghanistan was taken back by terrorists, one family has managed to escape to Pakistan thanks to the global efforts of an Alberta man.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021
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• Afghanistan committee must zero-in on Canada’s refugee efforts, veterans say

  Canadian veterans say a new committee forming to probe the government's response to the fall of Afghanistan must prioritize the ongoing refugee crisis — as thousands remain behind.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021