OTTAWA—Canada has helped 145 Canadian−bound refugees flee Afghanistan overland to Pakistan. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says all 145 have Canadian visas and are now being processed in Pakistan and will be on their way to Canada within “days or weeks.” Alexander Cohen says most of the refugees are Afghans who helped Canada during its military mission to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 and who fear retribution now that the Taliban have regained control of the country. He says their number includes individuals associated with the Malala Foundation, students at the Marefat Girls School and “fixers” who helped Canadian journalists covering the mission. The overland evacuees are in addition to the 3,700 Canadians, Afghan refugees and other country’s nationals who were airlifted by Canada out of Afghanistan before American troops completed a frenzied withdrawal from the country at the end of August. On Thursday, 43 Canadians were evacuated …
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