Afghan evacuees whom the US had said would be temporarily housed in Kosovo are still there a year later — with no way out. Teri Schultz shares the story of one man who says he is treated more like an inmate than an ally.
Over the past year, nearly 6,000 Afghan nationals were granted international protection in Italy. Meanwhile, roughly 150,000 Ukrainians have been granted protection.
Nilofar arrived in Turkey on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan. She already had a residency visa for Turkey, but when it ran out, and finding no work, she attempted to travel the Balkan Route to Europe. This is her story:
A year after the Taliban took over Kabul, a US-trained captain of the Afghan Air Force remains in limbo on the Greek island of Lesbos, waiting to be granted refugee status.
A year ago, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan amid chaotic scenes. Female athletes who remain in the country now fear for their lives, while those who left have little hope of resuming their careers.
Around 300 Afghans who worked for Spain, and their families, arrived in Madrid from Pakistan on Wednesday, a year after the Taliban's return to power in Kabul.
A year after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, Berlin's efforts to evacuate thousands of at-risk Afghans are stalling.
More than 300 Afghan refugees will have arrived this week in Italy via humanitarian corridors. The first arrivals touched down in Rome on Monday and Wednesday, more are expected to arrive on Thursday.
Nearly 75% of Afghans who had worked with and supported German troops and were granted admission to Germany after the Taliban takeover last August, have successfully made their way to Germany.
The German government has said that nearly 12,000 Afghans are still waiting for their evacuation to Germany. That's about one third of the number of people who were granted admission approval since the Taliban takeover.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said she expects more Afghans to be brought to Germany in the near future, following a new agreement with Pakistan.
Annalena Baerbock begins her first tour of Pakistan as foreign minister on Tuesday. Evacuations from Afghanistan are expected to be the central issue on her Islamabad docket.