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Man Stranded In Afghanistan, Wife In Kerala Seeks Centre's Help For Return
- Sunday January 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Afghan national and a post-doctoral fellow in the University of Kerala has been stranded abroad for over two years for want of visa after the Taliban took over the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Year After Kabul Fell To Taliban, Afghan Students' Wait For Indian Visa Continues
- Saturday October 1, 2022
- India News | Written by Maha Siddiqui
India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghans In US Granted 18-Month Protected Status
- Wednesday March 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Afghan citizens living in the US with expired visas will be given temporary protected status for 18 months due to precarious conditions in their country, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
- Friday July 23, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
- www.ndtv.com
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At Least 11 Afghan Women Killed In Stampede Near Pakistan Consulate
- Wednesday October 21, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 11 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede at an Afghan football stadium where thousands of people had gathered to apply for Pakistani visas, authorities said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan National Arrested For Illegally Acquiring Aadhaar, PAN Cards
- Wednesday August 1, 2018
- Jammu News | Press Trust of India
An Afghan national staying in Jammu and Kashmir even after his visa expired, has been arrested for illegally obtaining Aadhaar and PAN cards and moving around in suspicious circumstances near the Line of Control in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu, a police official said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Visa Delays, Afghan Girls Robotics Team Reaches US for Competition
- Monday July 17, 2017
- Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post
Donald Trump intervened at the last minute to grant the girls passage to the US, and they arrived Saturday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Denied A US Visa, This All-Girl Afghan Robotics Team To Participate Via Skype
- Wednesday July 5, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organizers said teams from Iran and Sudan as well as a de facto Syrian team had gained visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Homeland Security Searching for 2 Afghan Military Trainees
- Saturday December 12, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. government is still searching for two Afghan aircraft maintenance students who went missing this week while receiving training at a U.S. Air Force base in Georgia, and will revoke the men's visas, officials said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iran Extends Visas for 450,000 Afghan Refugees
- Saturday December 13, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Announces New Liberal Visa Policy for Afghans
- Tuesday July 1, 2014
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
India on Monday announced a new liberal visa policy for Afghan nationals who will now be allowed to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds for two years.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Lawmakers Aim to Extend Afghan Interpreter Visa Programme
- Friday May 9, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to allow more time for the thousands of Afghans who worked for the American military and government as interpreters and in other high-risk jobs to immigrate to the United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Stranded In Afghanistan, Wife In Kerala Seeks Centre's Help For Return
- Sunday January 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Afghan national and a post-doctoral fellow in the University of Kerala has been stranded abroad for over two years for want of visa after the Taliban took over the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Year After Kabul Fell To Taliban, Afghan Students' Wait For Indian Visa Continues
- Saturday October 1, 2022
- India News | Written by Maha Siddiqui
India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghans In US Granted 18-Month Protected Status
- Wednesday March 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Afghan citizens living in the US with expired visas will be given temporary protected status for 18 months due to precarious conditions in their country, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
- Friday July 23, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
- www.ndtv.com
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At Least 11 Afghan Women Killed In Stampede Near Pakistan Consulate
- Wednesday October 21, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 11 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede at an Afghan football stadium where thousands of people had gathered to apply for Pakistani visas, authorities said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan National Arrested For Illegally Acquiring Aadhaar, PAN Cards
- Wednesday August 1, 2018
- Jammu News | Press Trust of India
An Afghan national staying in Jammu and Kashmir even after his visa expired, has been arrested for illegally obtaining Aadhaar and PAN cards and moving around in suspicious circumstances near the Line of Control in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu, a police official said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Visa Delays, Afghan Girls Robotics Team Reaches US for Competition
- Monday July 17, 2017
- Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post
Donald Trump intervened at the last minute to grant the girls passage to the US, and they arrived Saturday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Denied A US Visa, This All-Girl Afghan Robotics Team To Participate Via Skype
- Wednesday July 5, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organizers said teams from Iran and Sudan as well as a de facto Syrian team had gained visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Homeland Security Searching for 2 Afghan Military Trainees
- Saturday December 12, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. government is still searching for two Afghan aircraft maintenance students who went missing this week while receiving training at a U.S. Air Force base in Georgia, and will revoke the men's visas, officials said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iran Extends Visas for 450,000 Afghan Refugees
- Saturday December 13, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Announces New Liberal Visa Policy for Afghans
- Tuesday July 1, 2014
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
India on Monday announced a new liberal visa policy for Afghan nationals who will now be allowed to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds for two years.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Lawmakers Aim to Extend Afghan Interpreter Visa Programme
- Friday May 9, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to allow more time for the thousands of Afghans who worked for the American military and government as interpreters and in other high-risk jobs to immigrate to the United States.
- www.ndtv.com