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19 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: Afghan citizens crowd on board US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane as they are being evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The evacuation is taking place due to the tense situation in Afghanistan after the takeover of the Taliban. Photo: Ssgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Air/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

REFUGEES

Homeland Security gives Afghans in US temporary protected status

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

The designation will provide immigration protections to tens of thousands of Afghans who were permitted to enter the US without visas under humanitarian parole after the evacuation

FILED - 20 August 2021, Brandenburg, Doberlug-Kirchhain: Local forces from Afghanistan walk to their accommodation on the grounds of the DRK Refugee Aid at the Initial Reception Centre in the early morning. About 71,400 applications for asylum were lodged in the European Union and associated countries in November, up by 9 per cent from October and the second-highest level since the refugee crisis of 2016, an EU authority said on Friday. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

World

ASYLUM

EU sees surge of asylum seekers from Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/22

Substantial increases also occurred for Iraqis, Venezuelans, Pakistanis and Colombians

21 August 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ramstein-Miesenbach: Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul line up for processing after arrival from Kabul at Ramstein Air Base. Ramstein Air Base provides temporary housing for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Photo: Ssgt. Emma James/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

EVACUATION

Germany approves residency for 2,600 Afghans and their families

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/15/21

Their partners and children will also receive residency rights for Germany, and will not have to apply for asylum

20 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: A US Air Force soldier stands guard as evacuees are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the evacuation process at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Photo: Sra Taylor Crul/U.S. Air/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Finland

EVACUATION

Afghan security guards from Finnish embassy evacuated from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/28/21

The total number of evacuees to Finland is now 413

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finland ends evacuation flights after rescuing 330 from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/27/21

According to the foreign minister, few or none of the people on the expanded evacuation list made it to the airport to board the rescue flights, due to deteriorating security

Finland

EVACUATION

Government raises number of Afghans to evacuate to Finland to 298

The Nomad Today 8/25/21

The cabinet decided on Tuesday to host 128 more people, including the embassy security guards

Finland

EVACUATION

Finland has evacuated more than 200 people from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/24/21

Each of the new Afghan refugees will receive a residence permit valid for 4 years

World

AFGHANISTAN

Pentagon sticking to plan to end Afghanistan evacuations by 31 August

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/24/21

The airlift, in turn, has raised the question of where all Afghans fleeing the country will eventually end up

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (R) and Chief of Staff Operations Kari Nisula at a press conference. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Finland

UPDATE - AFGHANISTAN

Number of Afghans evacuated by Finnish government rises to 140

The Nomad Today 8/23/21

While other European countries transparently show the arrivals of their evacuees, the Finnish government hides them citing "security" and "privacy" reasons

World

AFGHANISTAN

Multiple children reportedly missing in chaos at Kabul airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

A Kabul family has been caring for a 6-year-old boy who they found trapped in barbed wire

World

AFGHANISTAN

Seven Afghans killed in Kabul airport chaos, says British ministry

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the ousted government

World

AFGHANISTAN

NATO foreign ministers to discuss Afghan evacuations, future ties

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/20/21

The radical Islamist group rapidly took control of Afghanistan in the wake of NATO troops' withdrawal from the country, in a major blow to the military and democratic gains made during almost two…

19 August 2021, Spain, Torrejon de Ardoz: Several repatriated people walk on the runway in Torrejon de Ardoz in Spain after getting off the A400M plane in which they have been evacuated from Kabul. The aircraft, dispatched by the Spanish government, has brought an initial group of 55 Spaniards and Afghan collaborators to Spain. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finland will contribute 3 million euros to help Afghan refugees

The Nomad Today 8/19/21

Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said she will propose doubling Finland's refugee quota in the government budget negotiations

World

AFGHANISTAN

Hundreds of Afghans camp out at Kabul airport in hopes of getting out

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/21

False rumours that everyone who makes it to the airport will be evacuated prompted many Afghans to head to the area

World

AFGHANISTAN

EU interior ministers to discuss migration as Afghan crisis unfolds

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/21

Some EU leaders are strategizing how to avoid a repeat of 2015 and 2016, when hundreds of thousands made the perilous journey to seek protection in the bloc

Afghans crowd a staircase trying to board a plane to leave the country. Image: YouTube/screenshot.

World

AFGHANISTAN

Albania and Kosovo to take in Afghans following request from US

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/16/21

Iran, in anticipation of a wave of refugees following the Taliban's advances in Afghanistan, has meanwhile set up buffer zones at its border with the war-torn country

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finnish embassy in Kabul suspends activity, closes its doors

The Nomad Today 8/16/21

The Finnish mission has lost "operational capacity" due to the lack of security in Kabul

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

Government raises number of Afghans to be evacuated to Finland to 170

The Nomad Today 8/15/21

The decision affects employees who worked for the Finnish peacekeepers and diplomats, their families and the unmarried adult children living in the same household