The Department of Global Affairs would not say whether it ended up stationing anybody at the EU compound for fingerprinting
compound in Kabul to help with tasks such as fingerprinting for those fleeing Afghanistan, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.
The document says the EU replied in early April 2022, offering space for two Canadian officials in the compound “on the condition that biometric screening be performed in a third location managed by the Government of Canada.” But as of June 2022, the briefing note states “we are still assessing the legal, duty-of-care and operational implications of this offer,” adding there are “significant legal constraints that limit Canada’s ability to re-establish any kind of presence in Kabul.”
“Canada remains committed to Afghanistan and the Afghan people, and we will continue to do all that we can to support them.”
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