Considering the present situation in Afghanistan, India has introduced a new category of e-visa for Afghan nationals to fast-track their applications for entry into the country. These visas will be valid for six months only and it is not clear what will happen after this period elapses.
Smaller numbers of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers are in India (15,689), Indonesia (7,692) and Malaysia (2,478). Turkey – the world's largest refugee host, with over 38 lakh registered Syrian refugees – has 980 registered Afghan refugees and 1,16,000 Afghan asylum-seekers.
The war ended with the Taliban regaining power after a 19 years and 10 months-long insurgency against allied NATO and Afghan Armed Forces. It was the longest war in United States history, surpassing the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately five months.
Aided by the UNHCR, and primarily funded by the United States government, Pakistan continued to accept and support the inclusion of these Afghan refugees throughout the decade.
The country as a whole is headed by Hibatullah Akhundzada, who became head of the Taliban in 2016. The Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, was selected as a compromise candidate between moderate and hardline factions of the Taliban. There are two Deputy Prime Ministers, Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi.
The Refugee Council of Australia stands in solidarity with the Afghan community at this time of crisis and is advocating for the Australian Government to take urgent action and do more to provide safety and leadership.
Afghans feel more benefited by India's contribution than that of several other countries. That is because India focuses more on providing solutions to the problem faced by a normal citizen and they do not try to interfere in the internal matters.
The embassy as well as consulates were closed in August 2021 after 2021 Taliban offensive. Taliban ransacked Indian diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.
| Embassy of India, Kabul |
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| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Ambassador | Rudrendra Tandon |
| Website | Embassy of India |
All of the early Afghans have acquired citizenship of India in accordance with Indian law. As such, they are widely recognized as Indians. After the start of the Soviet–Afghan War in 1979, approximately 60,000 citizens of Afghanistan took temporary residency in India, most of them being Hindu and Sikh Afghans.
Indians need a visa to travel to Pakistan. At present the Pakistan Embassy does not issue Tourist visas. Visas are only granted for visits to family or friends and for official/business purpose. Visitors visas are issued to Indian Nationals to meet relatives, friends or for any other legitimate purpose.
With the situation rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, there are still at least 20 Indian nationals stranded in the country now under Taliban control, sources said. Around 140 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are also believed to be trapped, awaiting evacuation.
Of these, over 260 were Indians," the ministry of external affairs said. More than 550 people have so far been evacuated from Afghanistan via six flights following the Taliban's takeover of the country, the Indian government said on Friday. Of the 550, over 260 are Indians, the government also said.
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The Afghan diaspora in the United States is comprised of approximately 182,000 individuals who were either born in Afghanistan or reported Afghan ancestry, according to tabulations from the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 ACS.
China has pledged to help reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan after American troops have completely withdrawn, but demands that Washington also pay its share. “The US started the war on Afghanistan and this is the reason for public livelihood and economic difficulty in the nation.
In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Afghan Parliament house, built by India at a cost of $90 million, describing it as his country's tribute to democracy in Afghanistan.
Biden and others have sought to reduce the sudden collapse of Afghanistan's security forces and government to a simple unwillingness to fight, but it was actually the result of a combination of factors, including fundamental flaws in how the security forces were constructed and managed, poor military planning,
Till the collapse of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, there were several thousand Hindus living in the country but today their number is only about 1,000. Afghan Hindus and Afghan Sikhs often share places of worship.
India has no military presence in Afghanistan. An estimated 3,000 Indian nationals in Afghanistan worked for reconstruction companies, international aid agencies or diplomats working at the consulates and embassies.
India is also unlikely to officially recognise the Taliban government in the immediate future, though no decision on it has been taken yet. “The Taliban must facilitate our interest in Afghanistan for development,†the source quoted above said.
In Afghanistan, UN Volunteers play a major role in the peace, reconstruction and development both at national and community level. UNVs working in development programmes in Afghanistan currently support the work of UN agencies such as WPF, UNHCR, UNOPS as well as UNDP.
You cannot sponsor a child in Afghanistan - but you can help.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that there were 79,000 people born in Afghanistan living in the UK in 2019.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides vital support to Afghans who have endured four decades of violent conflict, as well as natural disasters and the spread of COVID-19. We are also assisting Afghan refugees and Afghans who supported the U.S. mission in their country.Aug 20, 2021
Can I adopt a refugee child? Unaccompanied refugee minors are not legally eligible for adoption. However, many refugee foster parents develop deep connections with refugee children they've cared for in their homes, considering them part of the family.
Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world to be a child. Families who try to flee to safety are facing unimaginable horrors. All children have a right to live in a world free from violence. You can help by contributing to our Afghanistan Crisis Children's Relief Fund.
Though there is some hope that the country can change for the better, many Afghans have lived through years of war and need help to rebuild their lives. Only a lack of funds keeps RAWA from accepting more children in their orphanages — there are many thousands of suffering children who need care.
The UK is to double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan, which will provide urgent life-saving assistance to millions of people suffering from the conflict, drought and COVID-19. This takes the total UK aid to Afghanistan this year to £286 million, one of our largest bilateral programmes.
