A considerable number of exiled Afghan prosecutors and lawmakers on Monday gathered in Islamabad and urged the international community to help them resettle because they have fought criminals and sacrificed the most to protect democracy and human rights values over the past two decades in Afghanistan.

At night, as his wife and seven children sleep in their Baltimore apartment, the former Afghan warrior lies awake — in pain, worried and angry. His prosthetic left leg — the one he needs after losing the real one in a 2017 firefight — leans against a wall, the dull metal catching the moonlight.

On 26th June 2023, the German Government resumed interviewing Afghans with acceptance for Germany (persons with file numbers) at its Embassy in Islamabad only. As we published previously, since 29 March 2023, the visa processing for Afghans at risk with a German approval was temporarily suspended. All German embassies stopped processing and issuing German visas for Afghans with acceptance for Germany (persons with file numbers).

At 31 years old, Nasrat Ahmad Yar spent most of his adult life working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan before escaping to America in search of a better life for his wife and four children. He found work as a ride-share driver and managed to send money back to Afghanistan to help family and friends.

Just two out of 1,049 Afghans offered refuge by the UK for their part in helping British forces have been brought to safety from Pakistan in the past three months, The Independent can reveal. A further 300 who did not work directly with UK forces are eligible to come to the UK through a separate programme.

On September 3rd, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced “Operation Allies Welcome.” This new program was meant to resettle and support Afghans involved in the large-scale evacuation effort. Due to this new operation, tens of thousands of fleeing Afghans were granted humanitarian parole.