U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expanding expanded efforts to get at-risk Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of this month. The move comes on the heels of Ottawa's promise to resettle more Afghan interpreters and other workers who helped the Canadian Armed Forces during the war, and are now in danger of being killed by a resurgent Taliban. WATCH | Canada's immigration minister on the 'moral obligation' to help Afghan people:Canada has a 'moral obligation' to help Afghan people: immigration minister Power and Politics 6:49 Marco Mendicino, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, tells CBC's Power & Politics that Canada has a 'moral obligation to support the Afghan people who supported Canada over the years.' 6:49During the war, Afghan interpreters helped Canadian troops connect with local leaders, translate conversations and build trust on the ground. U.S. objective a 'peaceful' AfghanistanIn the U.S., the State Department said "many thousands" of Afghans and their immediate families will now have the opportunity to be permanently resettled as refugees.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2021 15:56 UTC