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Philippine government reviews US request to be a processing center for Afghan refugees

June 05, 2024

The Afghans, who would not be considered refugees according to the Justice Department, would only stay in the Philippines briefly while waiting for the US to approve their special immigration visas.

Afghans take streets in protest against U.S. freezing of assets

January 03, 2022

The protesters said a ban on Afghan assets was an act against the international laws and a violation of international principles.

Thousands of Afghans evacuated during U.S. withdrawal awaiting resettlement

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - The U.S. government calls the 50-acre sprawl of tents on this desert Air Force base a "village." The 4,300 Afghans temporarily housed here are the governments "guests."

LGBTQ Afghans land in Britain as Taliban says no space for gay rights

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021

LONDON - A group of LGBTQ Afghans who fled their home country have arrived in Britain, the first in a wave that London has said it will evacuate, as advocates warn they have received calls from hundreds more people who fear being persecuted for their sexual orientation and gender identity after the Taliban takeover.

Afghans purchasing power shrinks with freezing of assets by U.S.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021

Working as a porter at a market, 18-year-old Nazir said "poverty has gripped my life as I hardly earn 400 afghani currently, while a bag of 21.5-kg rice was 2,000 afghani a couple of months ago but today it is 2,500 afghani which is beyond the purchasing power of ordinary people."

Afghans struggle to stay warm in incoming winter amid price hike of daily necessities

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021

The skyrocketing prices of daily needs have sandwiched the ordinary people, a wood buyer Yar Mohammad said, adding that the closure of borders and freezing Afghan assets abroad has caused economic problems for Afghans.

UN chief calls for injection of liquidity into Afghan economy

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021

"If we do not act and help Afghans weather this storm, and do it soon, not only they but all the world will pay a heavy price," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned.

Afghans pin hope on good governance to change difficult situation

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

"We enjoy good security, but we are concerned as living condition worsens in both urban and rural areas," a resident in Afghan capital Kabul said. "Good governance is the key to win the hearts and minds of the people. It is a key to change the current difficult situation."

Afghans long for better life as Taliban government manages to run country with calls for international aid

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While the security situation in Afghanistan has remained stable since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, the Central Asian country is now facing economic and humanitarian challenges, with its people longing for better life and the Taliban new government calling for international assistance.

Taliban forms caretaker govt, Afghans craving peace

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2021

"As a caretaker and committed cabinet has been announced by authorities of the Islamic Emirate to control and run affairs of the country which will start functioning at the earliest (time possible), I assure all countrymen that the figures will work hard towards Islamic rules and Sharia law."

U.S. Embassy contractors, visa applicants among Afghans left behind after one of the largest airlifts in history

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2021

KABUL, Afghanistan - The day Afghanistans capital fell, a contractor who had worked at the U.S. Embassy for six years was dismissed from work early.

Afghans suffer as U.S. wraps up mission in Afghanistan

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021

The U.S. mission was to "end the war, bring about peace and prosperity in Afghanistan," said a wounded Afghan man. However, the war-torn country was left in lurch amid "instability, extreme poverty and uncertainty."

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