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A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in US

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of Afghans have made new homes in the U.S. in the year since the fall of Kabul, after a harrowing evacuation from the Middle East and a months-long resettlement process.

Tribune News Service

A new model to help refugees built for Afghans, adapts to support Ukrainians

(Refiles Aug 15 story to correct typo in paragraph 15)

Reuters

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in U.S. - Roll Call

Congress hasn’t acted on legislative proposals to provide permanent protections for roughly 76,000 Afghans in the U.S., who still face deportation back to Afghanistan.

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Morning mail: Afghan refugee visa limbo, Turnbull backs voice, Olivia Newton-John’s best

Monday: Today marks one year since the Taliban recaptured Kabul but some who fled the capital are stuck in a legal limbo. Plus: Salman Rushdie’s son says his ‘defiant sense of humour’ is intact

The Guardian - AU

‘Every day I am fearful’: Afghans with Australian visas wait in limbo a year after the fall of Kabul

One man who served with Australian troops tells the Guardian he is stranded in a Dutch refugee camp while his family remain in hiding in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

One year after the US withdrew from Afghanistan, refugees find support from all corners of Chicago

CHICAGO — A year ago, former Afghan soldiers Rahimullah Zaland and Khan Madin Ashana fled their home country as the United States withdrew the last of its troops in dramatic airlifts in the final weeks of August. They spent months traveling separately through different countries, looking for a safe haven…

Chicago Tribune

UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

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Ukrainian refugee in Leeds 'seriously considering returning home' as she can't get a dentist appointment

Austerity, a shortage of dentists and a backlog of treatment exacerbated by the pandemic have all been cited as factors behind the problem

Leeds Live

Dutton court case told of costs dispute

A lawyer for federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told judges legal bills for a refugee advocate may be "shams".

AAP

Peter Dutton may not have to pay costs over defamation case against refugee advocate

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may not have to pay costs over his unsuccessful defamation case against a refugee advocate after his lawyers tells a Sydney court "sham bills" may have been the basis for an assessment of the trial's cost.

ABC News

One year on, Afghan family still divided after daughter fled, mother stayed

As thousands of Afghans crowded outside Kabul airport a year ago desperately trying to escape the Taliban, Massouda Kohistani managed to fight her way on to a foreign military flight bound for the Gulf and ended up in Spain.

Reuters

Albuquerque Muslims help bid to keep killings suspect jailed

New Mexico prosecutors are amassing evidence they hope will convince a judge that the Afghan refugee suspected of killing four Muslim men should remain jailed pending his trial

The Independent UK

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

The Conversation

In Gaza, denial and doubt over misfiring rocket claims

As the cleanup in Gaza continues from last weekend's brief conflict with Israel, another battle has continued over which side caused the casualties, after Israel said misfiring rockets from the Palestinian side killed 15 people in the enclave.

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Gosforth veteran pilot walking 20,000 steps a day in support of refugees

James Fairman is one of the first to take on the challenge and he’ll be walking 20,000 steps a day throughout August

The Independent UK

Nearly 50 migrants feared dead off coast of Greece after boat sinks

Boat was carrying 80 passengers of which 50 are still missing, UN’s refugee agency says

Al Jazeera

Refugees in Malaysia worry government tracking system a ‘trap’

Home minister says all refugees with UNHCR cards must register with its TRIS system, but refugees worry about the risk.

Al Jazeera

Child feared dead on Greek islet where refugees are stranded

A Syrian girl, 5, has reportedly died, with her parents and dozens others awaiting rescue following alleged pushbacks.

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Why migrant and refugee women and children remain in the shadows of health reforms in New Zealand

New Zealand’s healthcare policies for migrants rate among the top five countries globally. Yet research shows persistent health inequities among women and children with migrant and refugee backgrounds.

The Independent UK

Ben Stiller reflects on meeting President Zelensky and Ukrainian refugees

The American actor visited the war-torn country in June.

Al Jazeera

Gaza mourns the 16 children killed in Israel’s latest assault

A third of Palestinians killed in Israel’s latest assault on Gaza were children, nine were from Jabaliya refugee camp.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assassination of Fatah Official in Lebanon Stokes Security Fears

The assassination of a senior officer of the Fatah movement inside the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in South Lebanon has revived fears over attempts to tamper with Lebanon’s security from inside the Palestinian camps. Palestinian sources in Ain al-Hilweh stated that unidentified gunmen opened fire and shot Brigadier Saeed Alaeddine…

The Hindu

Silent marches to recall Partition

First-ever Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to be observed on August 14

Reuters

Palestinians in Gaza grieve, assess damage following ceasefire

For many in Gaza, news of a truce between Israel and the Islamic Jihad after the most serious round of violence in just over a year was bittersweet.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh sculpture by Russian artist depicts the plight of Ukrainian refugees

Artist Kostya Benkovich has unveiled a sculpture of a suitcase, highlighting the plight of refugees fleeing Ukraine - after he fled Russia because of his anti-war stance in March.

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