OTTAWA — A YouTuber who gives investment tips helped fund the escape of 170 Afghans from the Taliban to Canada. The Hazaras, who arrived in Calgary earlier this week, included filmmakers, members of Afghanistan's artistic community and human-rights activists. They fled Kabul last summer when the Taliban took control but were stranded in Kandahar, in the south of Afghanistan, with no funds to get to the Pakistan border. Members of the 170-strong group do not want to be identified for fear of Taliban reprisals against friends and family. In Islamabad, Lee said, Canadian embassy staff interviewed the refugees and took biometric data before approving immigration to Canada.

Source: CBC News January 15, 2022 16:47 UTC