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Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
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Hina Alam
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Dec 17, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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A woman wearing a burqa and a child walk past Taliban fighters along a roadside in Jalalabad on Dec. 12, 2021.
A woman wearing a burqa and a child walk past Taliban fighters along a roadside in Jalalabad on Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR /AFP via Getty Images
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A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint.
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Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization that helps Afghans get out of the country, said the little girl named Nafiza was shot and killed while the family was travelling back from a wedding late in the evening of Dec. 10.
The father’s aunt was also killed and three others were injured, she said.
Aman Lara is only giving out first names to protect the safety of the remainder of the family.
Removing the girl’s name from their evacuation list was one of the most difficult things her group has done while working in the battle-scarred country, Taylor said.
“It’s such a horrible thing. Just such a horrible thing,” she said in an interview.
“They were the lucky ones who had approved applications, but they still couldn’t get out. And, you know, they’re now going to get out without their daughter.”
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She paused.
“It gives it a finality in a terrible way.”
Nafiza’s father, Bashir, worked as a carpenter for the Canadian military at a camp the Taliban knew well, she said.
Alexander Cohen, spokesman for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, confirmed the girl’s death and called it “tragic and heartbreaking.”
“We condemn this senseless act of violence by the Taliban, and our thoughts are with her family at this extremely difficult time,” he said in a statement.
The family of five, Bashir and his wife, and three children including Nafiza, were approved for resettlement to Canada. But they didn’t have passports, so they had to go to Kandahar to collect them and attended a wedding while waiting for their documents, Taylor said.
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Bashir released a statement about his daughter through Aman Lara.
His little girl, the dad said was “extremely excited” about moving to Canada.
“Nafiza was in the process of learning English prior to the takeover of her country,” he said.
“She had been at the top of her class in school.”
Bashir “strongly feels” that his family was targeted because of his work with the Canadian Forces, Taylor said.
She has heard stories of Canada-bound Afghans who put themselves in extreme danger to get their documents, she said.
“But this is just tragic. Their names were on the manifest, on the evacuation list. They were so close.”
The brutality of the Taliban, Cohen said, remains the chief obstacle in helping Afghan refugees escape to safety in Canada.
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The Canadian government has promised to bring in 40,000 Afghan refugees, although the immigration minister has predicted it could take up to two years to fulfil that promise.
Cohen said the government is working to process applications as quickly as possible, and while there are thousands in Afghanistan whose applications have been processed, leaving the country has been a challenge due to Taliban interference.
“We continue to work with our allies, and an array of other partners, to find new routes for Afghans to leave the country and make their way to Canada.”
Taylor said she understands that it will take time to bring people from Afghanistan to Canada, but a solution needs to be found so Afghans can get out easily.
“It just underscores the terrible risk that these people are taking to find a way to get out of Afghanistan to take advantage of the possibility that awaits them in Canada,” she said.
“It is imperative that we all work to find a pathway for these people, especially those without passports.”
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Author of the article:
Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Hina Alam
Publishing date:
Dec 17, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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A woman wearing a burqa and a child walk past Taliban fighters along a roadside in Jalalabad on Dec. 12, 2021.
A woman wearing a burqa and a child walk past Taliban fighters along a roadside in Jalalabad on Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR /AFP via Getty Images
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A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint.
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Story continues below
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Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization that helps Afghans get out of the country, said the little girl named Nafiza was shot and killed while the family was travelling back from a wedding late in the evening of Dec. 10.
The father’s aunt was also killed and three others were injured, she said.
Aman Lara is only giving out first names to protect the safety of the remainder of the family.
Removing the girl’s name from their evacuation list was one of the most difficult things her group has done while working in the battle-scarred country, Taylor said.
“It’s such a horrible thing. Just such a horrible thing,” she said in an interview.
“They were the lucky ones who had approved applications, but they still couldn’t get out. And, you know, they’re now going to get out without their daughter.”
Advertisement
Story continues below
Article content
She paused.
“It gives it a finality in a terrible way.”
Nafiza’s father, Bashir, worked as a carpenter for the Canadian military at a camp the Taliban knew well, she said.
Alexander Cohen, spokesman for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, confirmed the girl’s death and called it “tragic and heartbreaking.”
“We condemn this senseless act of violence by the Taliban, and our thoughts are with her family at this extremely difficult time,” he said in a statement.
The family of five, Bashir and his wife, and three children including Nafiza, were approved for resettlement to Canada. But they didn’t have passports, so they had to go to Kandahar to collect them and attended a wedding while waiting for their documents, Taylor said.
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Bashir released a statement about his daughter through Aman Lara.
His little girl, the dad said was “extremely excited” about moving to Canada.
“Nafiza was in the process of learning English prior to the takeover of her country,” he said.
“She had been at the top of her class in school.”
Bashir “strongly feels” that his family was targeted because of his work with the Canadian Forces, Taylor said.
She has heard stories of Canada-bound Afghans who put themselves in extreme danger to get their documents, she said.
“But this is just tragic. Their names were on the manifest, on the evacuation list. They were so close.”
The brutality of the Taliban, Cohen said, remains the chief obstacle in helping Afghan refugees escape to safety in Canada.
Advertisement
Story continues below
Article content
The Canadian government has promised to bring in 40,000 Afghan refugees, although the immigration minister has predicted it could take up to two years to fulfil that promise.
Cohen said the government is working to process applications as quickly as possible, and while there are thousands in Afghanistan whose applications have been processed, leaving the country has been a challenge due to Taliban interference.
“We continue to work with our allies, and an array of other partners, to find new routes for Afghans to leave the country and make their way to Canada.”
Taylor said she understands that it will take time to bring people from Afghanistan to Canada, but a solution needs to be found so Afghans can get out easily.
“It just underscores the terrible risk that these people are taking to find a way to get out of Afghanistan to take advantage of the possibility that awaits them in Canada,” she said.
“It is imperative that we all work to find a pathway for these people, especially those without passports.”
Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint.
Wow just wow
Published December 17, 2021 at 5:11pm
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Biden NatSec Advisor Jake Sullivan: “We Safely and Effectively Drew Down” in Afghanistan (VIDEO)
By Cristina LailaPublished December 17, 2021 at 5:11pm
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Proving once again that a lie is as good as the truth when your toady fake news outlets print it.
Sounds like another shake down for the Biden admin.
Published December 25, 2021 at 10:00am
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With Thousands of Americans Reportedly Stranded in Country — The Taliban Halts All Evacuee Flights Out of Afghanistan
By Joe HoftPublished December 25, 2021 at 10:00am
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Taliban dissolve Afghanistan's 2 election commissions, saying there is no need for them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-taliban-election-commissions-1.6298535
You mean Trump since this was his "success" negotiating with the Taliban...
whats even worse is that the people involved in the election commissions were literally dissolved.
People don't think that.. it's people just like you and me.. trying to survive the day and put food on the table for the family and a roof over their heads..
Simple people.. trying to raise a family..
Life for the majority isn't very glamorous
Simple people.. trying to raise a family..
Life for the majority isn't very glamorous
No, it's that Trump was the one to invite the Taliban to the US to negotiate a time of withdraw.
It was Trump that helped to set up this time of withdraw.
It was Trump who hailed this time a 'success'.
And it was Biden who had to deal with the fallout.
Now, do I think it was smart, regardless of who was in charge? Hell no. Do I think Biden handled it well? Hell no. Actually I disagree with everything of how that removal happened.
But I'm also not blind to lay the blame on Biden when it was only partly his fault, and the timeline is Trump's, NOT Biden's.
Remember, everything was going just great in Afghanistan, and we were winning so much we'd get tired of winning!
Then Biden stole the election and we lost. Because it's all Biden's fault.
And, of course, because MAGA!
No, Biden. Biggest fukkup to hit the international stage. He is the retard that decided to leave several billion dollars worth of guns and material as a gift to the terrorists.
PURE EVIL: Biden State Dept “Actively Impeding” Rescue Efforts of US Citizens Stranded in Afghanistan – Including Group of Catholic Nuns
By Jim HoftPublished December 29, 2021 at 9:13pm
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