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Close to 200 Afghans leave PH

All Afghan nationals who transited to process their special immigrant visa (SIV) have left the Philippines and are now in the United States, the...

Humanity shines! Tolentino welcomes 300 transiting Afghans

Senator Francis Tolentino expressed his support towards the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines, who are seeking resettlement in the United States. "I...

‘Around 300’ Afghans in PH while processing US visas

Afghan nationals arrived yesterday in the Philippines to process and complete their United States Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...

Senators divided on plans to accommodate transiting Afghans

Senators expressed conflicting views on the Philippine government's decision to allow temporary shelter to refugees from Afghanistan.  Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said providing...

Over 165,000 Afghans beat deadline to leave Pakistan

Torkham, Pakistan —More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since Islamabad issued an ultimatum to 1.7 million people to leave or...

Afghan exodus as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives

Peshawar,  Pakistan—Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced the threat of detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them...

10,000 Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline to leave looms

Peshawar,  Pakistan—More than 10,000 Afghans living in Pakistan rushed to the borders on Tuesday, just hours before a deadline for 1.7 million people to...

Thousands of Afghans out in cold as magnitude 6.3 quake hits west

NAYEB RAFI,  Afghanistan —Thousands of Afghans who survived a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people were bracing for a winter of homelessness...

Six dead after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

Six Afghans died when a migrant boat heading to Britain sank in the Channel on Saturday, French officials said, as a search continued to...

Our Afghan issue

"But since the government is taking a long time to make up its mind, we will just have to wait much longer" What initially appeared...

No decision yet on request to let Afghans stay

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez on Thursday said there is still no green light from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to...

Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Kabul airport

Islamic State suicide bombers attacked crowds of people gathered Thursday outside Kabul airport hoping to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, killing dozens including 13 US troops,...

GoFundMe campaign raises $6mn for Afghan evacuation

A GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the evacuation of 300 vulnerable Afghans fleeing the Taliban has raised over $6 million, according to figures...

Taliban urged to allow fleeing Afghans safe passage

Taliban fighters manned checkpoints around Kabul's airport on Thursday as concerns built they were blocking Afghans from reaching evacuation flights, with the United States...
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