Organization running Afghan safe houses, where around 1,700 people with approval to come to Canada, say ‘time has run out’ for them
Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because of lack of funding.
The safe houses, set up for interpreters who helped the Canadian military and Afghans working with Canadian non-governmental organizations, are funded by veterans, charities and private donations. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday that the federal government is still finding new ways to bring Afghan refugees to Canada.
The safe houses were set up as a temporary measure – a staging post before travel to Canada, Noury said. But because so few Afghans are able to leave Kabul, they are stuck there “as sitting ducks,” she said. “We had expected that applications would be processed in a timely manner and evacuations would be swifter. Unfortunately, our ability to finance the accommodations has diminished and time has run out.”“While it is disappointing to scale back these accommodations, Aman Lara is committed and will continue to focus on the safe evacuation of vulnerable Afghans out of Afghanistan.
Canada has pledged to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees who have fled the country and has set up a special program for especially vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights activists and persecuted minorities.
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