Canada announced on Friday it would resettle Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and their families amid a 'dynamic and deteriorating' situation in Afghanistan, saying they had become targets for the Taliban.
Former Afghan interpreters, who worked with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hold signs during a demonstration about their safety, in front of the U.S. embassy in Kabul June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
"Canada is here to support those who supported us," said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, adding that "several thousand" people would be eligible and the first arrivals would be landing in Canada very shortly. He did not give a specific number of people who would be admitted or say when exactly they would arrive.
Taliban insurgents are gaining control of more and more territory, pushing back overstretched Afghan troops.Canadian officials are identifying eligible Afghans, focusing on those who worked for Canada as interpreters or who provided "critical support," embassy staff and their families, Mendicino said.
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