When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan last fall, the federal government promised to help thousands of Afghans reach safety on Canadian soil.
But precious few have managed to make it that far — and as the visa applications of thousands of Ukrainian refugees are being expedited, some in Canada’s Afghan communities are wondering why.
“When we see how quickly things are moving with the response to the war in Ukraine, one has to wonder about priorities,” said Ariel Nasr, an Afghan Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal.
The Canadian government pledged to bring 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada, including those it considers to be
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