Interested in still tracking #AFG news?

Not able to update as much here right now, so here’s the links I usually go to …

• Google Search “canad* afghan*”
• Bing News “canad* afghan*”
• ca.news.yahoo.com “Afghanistan”
• cp24.com (The Canadian Press) “Afghanistan”
• newsnow.co.uk “Afghanistan”
• EMM (European Commission news aggregator) “Afghanistan”
• bbc.com “Afghanistan”
• Reuters Afghanistan Page
• AFP (via France24) Afghanistan Page
• Associated Press Afghanistan Page
• Al Jazeera Afghanistan Page
• TOLO (AFG media)
• United Press International “afghan*”
• TASS (RUS state media) “afghan*”
• TASS “Power Transfer in Afghanistan” page
• ReliefWeb (NGO) AFG page
• geo.tv (AFG media)
• Ariana News (AFG media)
• www.dawn.com (PAK media) “afghan*”
• aa.com.tr (TUR media) afghan*
• timesofindia.indiatimes.com (IND media) afghan*
• www.thehindu.com (IND media) afghan*
• Afghanistan Times (AFG media)
• Bakhtar News Agency (AFG media)
• khaama.com (AFG media)
• www.aninews.in (IND media)
• Xinhua (CHN state media)
• IANS (IND media)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 131200UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “Afghan family, fleeing Taliban, reunites in Edmonton” (CTV News)
• “Analysis: An Afghan family’s harrowing journey to Canada” (CTV News)
• “Afghan refugees in Toronto area frustrated over constant moving between hotels” (CBC via YouTube)
• “French villages in Nova Scotia offer to ‘share this peace’ with Afghan refugees” (CBC News)
• “Taliban denies selling US equipment to Pakistan” (AFG media)
• “No anti-Pakistan elements in Afghanistan: Amir Khan Muttaqi” (PAK media)
• “Three arrested in Afghanistan over mosque bomb attack” (IND media)
• “Pakistan seeks urgent release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets” (PAK media)
• “Justice delayed as Taliban build their legal system in Afghanistan” (AFP via MSN)
• “Taliban establishes military tribunal to enforce Sharia law in Afghanistan” (IND media)
• “Taliban bans arbitrary operations and courts” (AFG media)
• “Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan” (The Canadian Press via Yahoo)
• “US signs pacts making Qatar its diplomatic representative in Afghanistan” (TUR media)
• “Joint Statement on the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue” (USA State Department info-machine)
• “US picks Qatar as transit hub for Afghan refugees” (english.alaraby.co.uk)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 121120UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “Afghan refugees say multiple abrupt moves between Toronto-area hotels is disrupting community connections” (The Canadian Press via CTV News)
• “Canadian veteran helps Afghan interpreter and his family escape Taliban rule” (The Canadian Press via CTV News)
• “North Vancouver war vet says Canada failed to protect Afghan interpreters” (North Shore News)
• “Afghan interpreter with (West) Coast connection relocated to Canada” (Coast Reporter)
• “Retired general trying to rescue Afghan interpreters” (CTV News)
• “Saving Canada’s Afghan Interpreters” (TVO.org)
• “Sponsoring an Afghan Refugee Family” (The North Grenville (Ontario) Times)
• “Afghanistan war vet helps Afghan refugees resettle in US” (Associated Press via StCatharinesStandard.ca)
• “(UK) Defence Committee holds next session in Afghanistan inquiry” (UK govt info-machine)
• “The Haqqani Network: The new kingmakers in Kabul” (War On The Rocks)
• “Taliban ask Air Force pilots to return to Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “Officials Deny Selling US Military Equipment to Pakistan” (AFG media)
• “Taliban have all-inclusive government in Afghanistan, claims acting foreign ministe” (TUR media)r
• “In Troika Plus (Pakistan, China, Russia and the US) meeting, Taliban told to uphold international obligations” (PAK media)
• “The extended Troika calls on the Taliban to cut ties with all international terrorist groups” (IND media)
• “Pakistan hosts Troika Plus meeting in Islamabad” (PAK media)
• “Pak vows to strengthen ties with Afghan Taliban” (IND media)
• “Pakistan vows to strengthen ties with Taliban government in all areas” (TUR media)
• “Blast reported in mosque in Afghanistan, several wounded – local residents” (Reuters)
• “Afghanistan: Mosque in Nangarhar province hit by blast” (Al Jazeera)
• “At least three killed in Afghan mosque blast” (AFP via rfi.fr)
• “Blast Targets Nangarhar Mosque, Casualties Reported” (AFG media)

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We will remember them …

For the Fallen
By Laurence Binyon

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England’s foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.

We Will Remember Them …

Even if you can’t be at a cenotaph, or a ceremony, you can remember them ….

… They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them …

We will remember them.

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 111205UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “For Afghan interpreters in Canada, reunited with soldiers they helped, new lives and new comradeship await” (Globe and Mail)
• “Afghan veterans reflect on country’s fall to Taliban” (CBC.ca)
• “Morning Update: For Afghan interpreters in Canada, reunited with soldiers they helped, new lives and new comradeship await” (Globe and Mail)
• “Canada Has Left Afghan Interpreters Out in the Cold” (The Tyee)
• “Donations from grassroots group helps Afghan refugees settle in Canada” (Times News Express)
• “Local Group Trying to Bring Afghan Family to Saskatoon” (Country 600 CJWW)
• “Afghan refugees: Canadians donating furniture to settlement” (CTV News)
• “US envoy to Afghanistan to meet Taliban’s FM in Islamabad” (AFG media)
• “Taliban allows traders to carry weapons for protection” (AFG media)
• “Int’l engagement with Afghanistan crucial to avert civil war, Qureshi tells Troika Plus meeting” (PAK media)
• “Taliban interested in talks with world for recognition: Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi” (IND media)
• “Islamabad Hosts ‘Troika Plus’ Conference on Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “Taliban maintain contacts with Islamic State, Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan — militia spokesman” (RUS state media)
• “Tajikistan warns about growing terrorism threat from Afghanistan” (Tajik media)
• “Taliban replace statue of Hazara leader in Bamiyan with Koran” (AFP via rfi.fr)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 100730UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• ” ‘He was not just my interpreter’: Veteran helped Afghan and his family resettle in Canada” (Edmonton Journal)
• “P.E.I. woman struggling to get her Afghan family to Canada” (CBC News)
• “Canadians support continued help for trapped Afghan translators: Poll” (Edmonton Sun)
• “Veteran processes Afghanistan takeover by the Taliban” (The Eganville (Ontario) Leader)
• “Oakville churches help Afghani refugees” (Oakville News)
• “The loneliest ambassador in Ottawa: Afghan envoy vows to press on without a government” (The Hill Times)
• “Visa-Less Afghans Get Fee Exemptions and Jump the (USA) Processing Line” (Center for Immigration Studies)
• “Exclusive-Detained Afghan pilots fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight” (Reuters)
• “Afghan pilots flown out of Tajikistan” (AFG media)
• “Detained Afghan pilots reportedly fly out of Tajikistan on U.S.-brokered flight” (Tajik media)
• “Afghanistan’s ghost soldiers undermined fight against Taliban – ex-official” (BBC via Yahoo)
• “In test, U.N. skirts Taliban to pay Afghan health workers” (Reuters)
• “UN pays $8 million in salaries to Afghan health workers” (AFG media)
• ‘Common Afghan impersonating journalists flown out of Afghanistan: Afghan Journalists Union” (AFG media)
• “US want Taliban to succeed against Al-Qaida: Thomas West” (AFG media)
• “Afghanistan should not be used for harboring terrorists — Russian Security Council” (RUS state media)
• “Afghanistan could be ‘more inclusive’ under Taliban, says (UK) forces chief” (PA Media via Yahoo)
• “Terrorist threat from Afghanistan on the rise, says Tajik official” (RUS state media)
• “600 ISIS-K affiliates arrested so since mid- August: Mujahid” (AFG media)
• “India hosts first regional meeting on Afghanistan since Taliban takeover” (Reuters)
• “NSAs meet in Delhi for talks on Afghanistan crisis” (AFG media)
• “8 nations urge an open, inclusive government in Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “China to attend meeting on Afghanistan hosted by Pakistan” (CHN state media)
• “New US special envoy for Afghanistan to meet Taliban in Pakistan: official” (AFP via rfi.fr)
• “Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan” (Reuters)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 091040UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “A simple ministerial instruction from new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Sean Fraser could help Afghan nationals desperately seeking asylum but currently stuck in an endless processing backlog, according to one immigration lawyer …” (Local Journalism Initiative via Yahoo)
• “Pentagon intensifies effort to evacuate families of Defense Department service members from Afghanistan” (CNNPolitics)
• “Aid resumption to Afghanistan unlikely: World Bank” (AFG media)
• “Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan” (Reuters)
• “U.S. says worried about increase in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan” (Reuters)
• “Anti-Taliban forces might gravitate towards ISIS-K in Afghanistan: Think tank” (IND media)
• “Strong opposition to Taliban unlikely to appear just yet in Afghanistan — expert” (RUS state media)
• “Anti-Taliban leader applies to Tajik president for assistance in the formation of inclusive government” (Tajikistan media)
• “Pakistan Taliban agree to ‘complete ceasefire’, govt says” (Reuters via Euronews)
• “Pakistani government, TTP agreed on a month-old ceasefire; Taliban to mediate talks” (AFG media)
• “Pakistan announces 1-month cease-fire with Pakistani Taliban” (Associated Press)
• “Pakistan announces one-month truce with banned militant group” (UAE media)
• “Pakistan, TTP Agree to One-Month Ceasefire” (AFG media)
• “Iran’s special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi to visit Kabul” (IND media via longbeachstar.com)
• “Iran’s special envoy to Afghanistan to visit Kabul” (AFG media)
• “India to host security dialogue on Afghanistan” (TUR media)
• “Delhi Hosts 7 Countries’ Security Leaders At Regional Meet On Afghanistan” (IND media)
• ” ‘Not Attending Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan Due to Scheduling Reasons’, Says China” (IND media)
• “Russian Security Council secretary to visit India for multilateral meeting on Afghanistan” (RUS state media)
• “Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister to visit Pakistan for first time” (TUR media)
• “IEA foreign minister to lead delegation for talks in Pakistan” (AFG media)
• “Another extended Troika meeting on Afghanistan to be held in Islamabad on November 11” (RUS state media)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 081050UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “Canada’s former employees forced out of Afghanistan safe houses as Ottawa fails to pick up cost – ‘What’s happening now is the equivalent of what happened during the Second World War when we turned back Jewish refugees’ …” (Chatham Daily News)
• “Kabul safe house closures in ‘absolute crisis,’ says Canadian veteran” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Inside the veteran push for funding to help stranded Afghans” (globalnews.ca)
• “An interpreter’s long road from Kabul to Canada” (globalnews.ca)
• “Afghan woman’s trek to escape Kabul with her daughter — and her plea to help family stuck behind” (ABC News via Yahoo)
• “With Afghanistan off-limits, US hunts for safe airspace as Mideast mission continues” (defensenews.cvom)
• “Three million Afghans on the brink of starvation: WFP” (AFG media)
• “Germany to send envoy to Afghanistan to negotiate aid” (AFG media)
• “Taliban welcomes Germany’s decision over reassessing relations” (AFG media)
• “Taliban retitles all military corps in Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “IEA government renames Afghan army corps” (AFG media)
• “Forty-four Taliban members appointed as governors and police chiefs around Afghanistan” (UAE media)
• “Taliban appoint members as 44 governors, police chiefs around Afghanistan” (SaltWire)
• “(AFG) Taliban to take military actions if talks between TTP and Pakistani government fail” (AFG media)
• “Taliban victory sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan” (AFP via rfi.fr)
• “An Alternative Take on the Taliban Victory” (Medium)

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MILNEWS.ca #AFG Update as of 071445UTC Nov 2021

• Operation AEGIS Information Page (CAF) – Canada’s Response to the Situation in Afghanistan (IRCC)
• “Support for Afghan citizens with travel authorizations to leave Afghanistan” (IRCC)
• “Calgary veteran raising money to help get interpreters out of Afghanistan” (Globalnews.ca)
• “They fled violence in Afghanistan for Canada. Now these Afghan women are telling their story” (Toronto Star)
• “Donations pour in for newly arrived Afghan refugees in St. John’s (NL)” (CBC News)
• “55 per cent of Afghan population face food insecurity: Report” (IND media)
• “55pc of Afghan population faces food crisis, warns UN” (PAK media)
• “Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (25 – 31 October 2021)” (OCHA via ReliefWeb)
• “UNICEF to begin country-wide polio vaccination in Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “Nationwide polio eradication campaign starts in Afghanistan” (Associated Press)
• “Afghanistan Polio Snapshot September 2021” (UNICEF via ReliefWeb)
• “A teenage Afghan girl who is being dubbed as Afghanistan’s Malala has successfully persuaded the Taliban officials to reopen girls’ secondary and high schools in Western Afghanistan. For the first time since the Taliban takeover of the country, teenage girls returned to schools in Herat on Saturday. Youngers girls from grade 7 and below were allowed in September …” (PAK media)
• “Germany to dispatch diplomats to Afghanistan” (AFG media)
• “Chinese, Iranian FMs discuss bilateral ties, Afghanistan over phone” (AFG media)
• “Russia to deliver large humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in November – envoy” (RUS state media)
• “At Least Three Dead in Twin Blast in Eastern Afghanistan, Source Claims” (RUS state media)
• “Three people killed in Nangarhar explosions” (AFG media)
• “Trump slams Biden’s ‘surrender’ of Afghanistan, warns China could take Bagram” (Fox News)\

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