Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Delhi- In pics

Afghan refugees on Monday (August 23) staged a protest in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Delhi seeking refugee cards, resettlement options to a third country, and security from the international body and the Indian government.

 

People hold the national flag of Afghanistan during a protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office to urge the international community to help the Afghan refugees, in New Delhi on Monday.

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Protestors also included women and children who carried banners with the slogan "We want future". Speaking to media persons, Ahmad Zhia Ghani, head of Afghanistan Community in India, said, "We are gathered here for three of our demands first, refugee cards to apply for LTV ( Long term Visa) in India. 

 

A woman wearing a shawl depicting the Afghan National flag takes part in a protest demanding the international community to help Afghan refugees, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in New Delhi on Monday.

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Second, resettlement option for that we need a supporting letter from UNHRC so that we can move to another country. Third, security from the Indian Government and UNHRC. We do not have any facilities like education, job."

 

"World is seeing the current situation in Afghanistan. Indian Government are rescuing much more Afghans but what is their future. We are here for more than 10 years and we did not have a basic document, UNHRC card," he added.

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Ghani further informed that out of 21,000 Afghan refugees 13,000 do not have documents and are struggling for a job, education, food, and security.

 

Zarifa, a 10-year-old Afghan refugee said, "We came here in 2016. We want to resettle in Canada. I want to study. We cannot go back to Afghanistan. Taliban will kill us.

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The world is closely watching the unfolding situation in Afghanistan as the countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan in an attempt to secure their people.

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Afghanistan is witnessing its worst-ever crisis in decades as the Taliban`s control has forced people to flee the nation in afraid of their atrocities.

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UNICEF says 10 million children in Afghanistan already survive on humanitarian assistance and around a million are expected to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition this year. It says some 4.2 million children, including 2.2 million girls, are out of school.

 

Afghan refugees protest outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, demanding refugee status/cards for all Afghans, resettlement option to a third country, and security from UNHCR and the Indian government, at Vasant Vihar in New Delhi.

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