Afghanistan committee  I want to add to Ms. Frogh's point about engaging with the Taliban. This is the time when Canada needs to listen to Afghans, because we know what works and what doesn't work in Afghanistan. The western countries and the NGOs collapsed in Afghanistan because they didn't work with

Afghanistan committee  Absolutely. What we're asking of the Canadian government is doable and achievable. Please remove the third country requirement, as well as the documents from UNHCR. Our female athletes are in Islamabad at the moment, but they can't have any documents from UNHCR in order to qual

Afghanistan committee  —and our office has been receiving many letters from the Taliban with threats that either they would be punished publicly or they will be executed.

Afghanistan committee  If I may add to that, yes, there are so many volunteers who would love to raise the capacity and to welcome new Afghan refugees.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much for that question. The Taliban forbid women's sports, as I mentioned, because it sends sexual vibes to men, brings visibility to women's bodies and brings visibility to women in general. Therefore, it's forbidden for them. Therefore, their lives are at risk,

Afghanistan committee  Absolutely. The punishment in place under the Taliban regime is being lashed one hundred times or the death penalty—

Afghanistan committee  Thank you so much for asking that question, Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe. I appreciate it. The reason the Taliban has banned women's sports is that women's sports are forbidden under the Taliban's sharia law, because they send sexual vibes to men. Women's sports bring visibility to wome

Afghanistan committee  Yes, that is correct, Ms. Kwan. As I mentioned previously, all we need is those solid, exclusive visas. There are so many Afghan families and Afghan athletes who don't even need to be on the IRCC flight. They could even arrange their flights themselves. All they need is those t

Afghanistan committee  We applied for their applications in August of last year. As soon as the government collapsed, we started to contact the government, because we knew what was coming and we needed to reach out to the Canadian government as soon as possible. Their applications are still pending. W

Afghanistan committee  No, absolutely not.

Afghanistan committee  They have the received the list. They're just sitting at the IRCC office.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you so much, Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe. There have been only 15 female athletes so far. Our volleyball team, cycling team and judo team are all in hiding, either in Afghanistan or in Pakistan. They're actually sending me messages every day. Many of them have applied to IRCC, an

Afghanistan committee  The situation is dire—

Afghanistan committee  Thank you so much, Ms. Zahid. It's a fact that the Taliban has imposed strict sharia law on Afghan women. They require women to be accompanied by a mahram, a male guardian, as soon as they leave home. I would suggest to IRCC that they need to focus on their job. They need to d

Afghanistan committee  I'm a Canadian citizen now. I'm very proud and I'm honoured to have been given the citizenship. I love it here very much, but it disappoints me to a great extent to see that racism exists and it's oblivious, to separate the Afghans from the Ukrainians, given the history and the f