#CCR AFGHANISTAN UPDATE#

ItвЂ™s not entirely analogous, but the U.S.

in the post-withdrawal period, especially in the event of the Taliban victory over the central Afghan government in Kabul. air cover for its own withdrawing forces and for those it built up in the Afghan military, Bagram was an essential asset in the inevitable evacuation of tens of thousands of American civilians and Afghans who helped the U.S.Д«agram could also have provided decisive leverage for the U.S. Watching closely were the Taliban, Beijing, Moscow, and numerous other centers of evil in the modern world.Д«ut not only was Bagram the heart of U.S. That the Bagram withdrawal was pulled off at night without prior notice to our Afghan allies was a huge warning sign of the epic disaster President Joe Biden was setting about. pullout from Bagram Airfield, the massive operations and supply center for air power, the decisive element of the U.S. The priorities are Canadian citizens and permanent residents and Afghans who assisted the Government of Canada.Start with the decision made sometime before Independence Day 2021 for the July 6 U.S. The government is trying to move as many people as possible, but there is limited capacity. This includes reviewing refugee claims to see if they can be accepted on paper or referred to a short hearing. The IRB is taking measures to expedite all Afghan files. A group of Afghans in this situation has formed to do advocacy and give mutual support. IRCC says they will вЂњprioritize the processingвЂќ of the family reunification applications.Д¬CR has been advocating for the government to issue Temporary Residence Permits to family members of accepted refugees and to evacuate them.

#CCR AFGHANISTAN UPDATE#

The special program covers also family reunification applications (either Family Class sponsorships or family members of accepted refugees included on their permanent residence application вЂ“ the latter category was eliminated in the 19 August update of the web page, but apparently that is an error). The program will resettle 8,000 Government Assisted Refugees (these are new places, additional to what was already in the immigration levels), as well as Privately Sponsored Refugees. The plan is to have more flexibility than with normal resettlement programs (for example, flexibility on definitions and inclusion of extended families). The government is seeking input from organizations, including the CCR. The details are not yet finalized but it is expected that the program will be implemented quite soon. A promise of a program for Afghans outside Afghanistan to be resettled (see below).These people can be inside or outside Afghanistan. A previously announced and active program for Afghans who worked for the Canadian government (вЂњS pecial program for Afghans who assisted CanadaвЂќ).The government announced on August 13 an expanded resettlement program, intended to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees.

AugвЂ“ Update on the Afghanistan Crisis from the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)

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