Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended the slow pace of special visa approvals for Canada’s former Afghan staff compared with the swift and streamlined process for Ukrainian nationals escaping war
More than 50 former Afghan security guards at the now-closed Canadian embassy in Kabul have produced a video pleading with Ottawa to swiftly issue them travel documents to escape Afghanistan as the Taliban hunt for Western collaborators.
Afghans who worked for Canada must fill out a number of forms and face stringent security reviews, unlike what is being required of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. Since that time, Mohammad said they have been waiting for IRCC to provide them with travel documents so they can cross the border into Pakistan.
Ms. Kwan emphasized that the House of Commons Immigration committee unanimously passed a motion last week calling on the government to simplify the processing for Afghans, as it has for Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression. If he gets caught, Mohammad said the Taliban could kill him or put him in prison and punish his family.
Mohammad said it was dangerous work at the heavily fortified Canadian compound because of daily threats of suicide bombers and Taliban attacks on Western targets.Mohammad said he spent 15 days camped at the Kabul airport in late August, desperately trying to get on an evacuation flight. He fled the airport on Sept. 2 after witnessing the Taliban shoot two people.
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