She said her husband is in Kabul and has stayed inside since the Taliban took over on Sunday. Mohammad Azim and other Canadians who are trying to sponsor their Afghan spouses to come to Canada say the process should be expedited now that the Taliban has taken over the country. CBC is not identifying the spouses in Afghanistan mentioned in this story because all of their partners believe they could be in danger. She wants to know how Canada will complete his background check now that the Afghan government has collapsed. She applied to sponsor her husband, a worker for the former Afghan government, to come to Canada six months ago.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2021 07:52 UTC