Refugees

“The request is that they be accommodated in SA en route to their final destinations. The South African government is unfortunately not in a position to accommodate such a request. “SA is already home to a substantial number of refugees and is seized with addressing their needs. Most of them…

Afghan families gather to receive food from an Islamabad-based Christian organization on the outskirts of Chaman, a border town in the Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Aug. 31. The Associated Press Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces,…

Pakistan said that it lacks the ability to offer refuge to any more Afghan refugees, as the country has hosted more than 3 million Afghan refugees in previous decades and is now unable to take on more. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas…

Activists urge Biden administration to welcome refugees, end drone attacks and provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Washington, DC – Afghan-American activist Halema Wali says she receives dozens of texts daily from people trying to flee Afghanistan. Her cousin, whose father worked with the US, and his family were unable to…

Real Estate: A Living Autobiography by Deborah Levy Bloomsbury Publishing, 224 pp.; $20.00 In The Cost of Living, the second book in Deborah Levy’s memoir trilogy, a child haunts the author’s dream, appearing barefoot in the large Victorian home Levy shared with her husband and two daughters in London. The…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content PIRIAC-SUR-MER — As a former player in the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, Fanoos Basir saw no future for herself under Taliban rule. She fled, and is now in a reception center for…

"Save The Children" is helping Afghan refugees, particularly families and children, as they come to the United States. Jeanne-Aimee De Marrais, the senior director for U.S. emergencies for "Save The Children" joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about what the group is doing to help. Read More

Afghan refugees who supported Canada's mission in Afghanistan prepare to board buses at Pearson Airport on Aug. 24, 2021. MCpl Genevieve Lapointe/Reuters Canada is set to resettle 5,000 Afghan refugees as part of a U.S-led effort to help clear American and allied bases, where tens of thousands of people fleeing…

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell. Photo: File. ROME: The European Union  Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell Monday urged the bloc to provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan, saying cooperation will help them manage refugees fleeing the Taliban.  Borrell expressed these views in an interview published by Italy's Corriere…

Amid the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan, which has created thousands of refugees seeking evacuation, the CEO of the U.S. lodging marketplace Airbnb tweeted that the company would begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, starting Aug. 24. AirBnb’s ‘Easy Call’ In his Aug. 24 announcement, CEO Brian Chesky explained…