Hopefully the Minister can architect something workable…Looks like someone's MAYBE wanting to fix things - we'll see ...
Anti-Taliban law could be tweaked to get more humanitarian aid to Afghans: minister
A law outlawing any dealings with the Taliban, which charities complain is impeding their ability to help needy Afghans, could be adjusted by the federal government to give more flexibility to aid agencies.www.ctvnews.ca
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It’s blatant effing stupidity is what it is. Firing these assholes would be the best COA.Shameful…
I have heard one one case where an interpreter was part of the pre-Taliban diplomatic corps in Canada, and GAC actually told them they couldn’t apply for amnesty under SIP and would have to…get ready for bureaucratic stupidity of the highest order…leave Canada and RETURN to now Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and reapply to SIP.
I believe the interpreter thought he and his family had a better chance of living by giving up any priority previously promised by Canda, and to apply to the refugee program, instead of facing likely torture or death for he and his family at the hands of the Taliban.
I can’t help but think that both our politicians and some senior bureaucrats in GAC and IRCC need a good smack upside the head…
@OldSolduer I think you may be giving more credit to the bureaucrats than they deserve, I sense less that they are capable and vindictive, but rather inept and lazy and simply collecting a fat government paycheck while not truly caring about others whose lives may very well depend on them. That is where the shameful nature comes into play.It’s blatant effing stupidity is what it is. Firing these assholes would be the best COA.
I can’t help but think race and Color have a lot to do with it. Add to that the apparent institutional loathing some Federal government departments have towards the CAF - it sounds like a big “fuck you CAF and your interpreters” .
I’m angry
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Putting this here in the Canadian thread rather than starting a new UK thread...
UK Special Forces are being accused of vetoing the applications of former Afghan Special Forces operators that worked alongside them. The suggestion is that it was to protect UK SF members from possible war crimes prosecution. The public inquiry looking into potential war crimes can compel testimony from witnesses that are in the UK but can't compel witnesses that are outside the UK. It's thought that some of these Afghan soldiers would be able to provide substantial evidence of war crimes having been committed.
Special forces blocked UK resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops
Leaked documents show that UK Special Forces had veto power over applications from Afghan counterparts.
Following up a bit on this one ....
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