ON AFGHANITAN |ON MIGRATION – Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status – The World 

May 24, 2023

After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban almost two years ago in August, tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and...

ON MIGRATION | ON AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway – NYT

May 24, 2023

For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety. Source: The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway. by Julie Turkewitz, Photographs and Video by Federico Rios,...

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghans Stranded In Pakistan Are Struggling After Broken Promises From The U.S. – Huffington Post

May 1, 2023

Thousands of at-risk Afghans face deportation after they traveled to Pakistan with hopes of soon being able to settle in the U.S. Source: Afghans Stranded In Pakistan Are Struggling After Broken Promises From The U.S., Huffington Post, by Hamed Ahmadi, April 20,...

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | ‘Nobody wants to come this way’, Reuters

Feb 1, 2023

Some Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule. It ends – after a perilous trek overland through Latin America across at...

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghan Women Refugees Harrowing Journeys to Europe – Inter Press Service

Dec 23, 2022

Women escaping from the increasingly restrictive Taliban regime in Afghanistan find their journeys to freedom are fraught with dangers. This week the Taliban banned women from universities. They are increasingly forced to remain at home. Source: Afghan Women Refugees...