“We were diplomats, but our embassy was turned into a military command centre,” Soraya told me from her apartment in Istanbul. Canadian authorities, for instance, told Afghans seeking humanitarian visas that they must leave Afghanistan and apply from a third country. She was told she needed to register as a refugee with Turkish authorities before Canada would process her visa application. Soraya had managed to secure Turkish residency permits for her family. When the Taliban took over Afghanistan, this is exactly what countries like Canada promised would not happen.

Source: thestar June 27, 2022 00:01 UTC