Canada backs away from 72-hour timeline for Afghans who worked with military to apply for sanctuary

Kohistany was thrilled when he received an email from the Canadian government Wednesday with the subject line: “Message to Potential Public Policy Clients.” It was news the former Afghan interpreter had been waiting for since last Friday, when Canada announced a special program to resettle former civilian staff who are currently stranded in Afghanistan and who are being targeted by the Taliban for having helped foreign forces during the war.-- More...