Afghan ambassador Hassan Soroosh urges Canada to send officials to countries bordering Afghanistan to help fleeing refugees
The Afghan ambassador is urging Canada to send officials to Pakistan and other countries bordering Afghanistan to help “accelerate” the passage of refugees fleeing the Taliban.
The diplomat – who was speaking in Ottawa, where he has been for two years – said the international community should put pressure on the Taliban to reopen Afghanistan’s airports to evacuate more people desperate to escape. Some 1,700 interpreters and other Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are sheltering in safe houses in Kabul. But because of lack of funding, some of the safe houses face closure next week.
Canada could also send staff to help the United Nations in Pakistan and other nearby states to speed referrals to Canada’s humanitarian program, he said. Soroosh warned the country risked economic collapse, because of a shortage of money, and that many banks were closing. A “brain drain” of engineers, doctors, academics and other professionals fleeing abroad will make it harder for civil society to function.
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