Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DQUPRQ9RP5w Ukrainian troops risked their lives to escort 19 Canada-bound Afghans to Kabul's airport. Vanessa Lee on their heroic effort. TORONTO - A plane carrying Afghan interpreters and their families landed in Kyiv this weekend, after Ukrainian troops stationed at Kabul airport completed a daring rescue operation on Friday, co-ordinated by The Globe and Mail. It was a moment these Afghan families feared would never come. Just days ago, they were desperately trying to escape bullets, explosions and targeted executions. Jawed Haqmal, a former Canadian military translator, had tried for weeks to get on a rescue flight out of Afghanistan,…

A plane carrying Afghan translators, including one who worked for The Globe and Mail and another who served the Canadian military, as well as their families, has arrived in Kyiv following a daring operation by Ukrainian soldiers stationed at Kabul airport. The rescue, which was co-ordinated by the Ukrainian military, the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky and The Globe, may pave the way for other Afghans fleeing the Taliban to make their way to Canada. Ottawa has promised to resettle vulnerable Afghans provided they can make their way to third countries, and The Globe has learned that the Canadian government…