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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

HANDOUT - Afghan evacuees board a a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, during evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport following the Taliban takeover. Photo: Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

UPDATE - TERROR THREAT

Dozens of dead, including 12 US Marines, in Kabul airport attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/21

The spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said the Taliban strongly condemn this atrocious incident and will take every step to bring the culprits to justice

World

AFGHANISTAN

US, Britain, Australia warn citizens to stay away from Kabul airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/21

The advisory went on to say that citizens already at the airport's gates "should leave immediately"

World

AFGHANISTAN

Russian planes to bring 500 evacuees out of Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/25/21

In addition to Russians, citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and the Central Asian republics of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will be taken out of Afghanistan

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

Thousands besiege Kabul airport in frantic attempt to flee Taliban

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/21/21

Loudspeaker announcements at the northern entrance said the airport gate would now be closed for two days

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

President Niinistö gives green light to military deployment in Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/20/21

For the first time in recent history, Finnish troops will be deployed abroad by government mandate, without being part of an international stabilization force

World

AFGHANISTAN

Desperation mounts at Kabul airport as escape window narrows

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/20/21

A report compiled for the United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the former regime

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finland sending troops to Afghanistan to assist evacuation

The Nomad Today 8/20/21

The soldiers will operate at Kabul International Airport and in its immediate vicinity

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, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: A man (C) who arrived from Kabul stands at Frankfurt airport early this morning. More people brought to safety from Afghanistan arrived on a Lufthansa plane that had taken off from the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

World

EVACUATION

People rescued from Afghanistan report deaths and gunshots

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/19/21

It was impossible to get through to the airport without a passport

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

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

70 Finnish nationals or residents await evacuation from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/18/21

The diplomatic staff of the Finnish Embassy, who were evacuated late on Monday, arrived in Finland on Wednesday

18 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: A group of Spanish nationals and alies board the A400M aircraft sent by the Government of Spain to evacuate them from Kabul. The aircraft is already flying to Dubai, where another plane is waiting to continue the evacuation process when possible. Photo: Ministerio De Defensa/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Finland

ASYLUM

Migri to decide on Afghan residence permits based on new situation

The Nomad Today 8/18/21

"No one should be returned to an area where they would face death penalty, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," says Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo

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