Afghanistan committee  I would add that we have to change the measures, so that we have the same measures as for Ukraine. We have to foresee that for Afghanistan as well.

Afghanistan committee  Absolutely, it has to be changed. As we speak right now, someone is being tortured or someone is being killed. This is unfortunate. I think we have to change these measures.

Afghanistan committee  Currently, of the students coming to Canada, half are staying in Canada. They don't leave. They work here and they continue living here, so it's not the case that—

Afghanistan committee  In terms of those I have met with, around 400 or 500.

Afghanistan committee  We provide shelter for them, and we also communicate with them culturally in order to introduce them to Canadian culture. Also, we work with their kids' schooling and we invite them to our events, so they are coming to our events in order to get introduced to the Afghan Canadians

Afghanistan committee  We have some volunteers who want to work with us, but still, we need some support from the government, as I mentioned in my statement. We need support from the government to help us.

Afghanistan committee  Yes.

Afghanistan committee  I have many people on my list. Some of them started from August 15 or 16, and onwards. The dates are different.

Afghanistan committee  For some of these individuals, the IRCC suggested to me that if they go to a third country they would be able to help them. A few of them left Afghanistan. I can say some are journalists. One of them is a very well-known anchor, but none of them received any type of help or respo

Afghanistan committee  They received only a confirmation. It was an automated confirmation. They haven't received anything, zero response.

Afghanistan committee  I think it's a big challenge for Afghan women. I speak daily with many women in Afghanistan, and they talk about the challenge of not being able to leave the country without a male. The only way that I think we could offer this is with a third party who could speak with the Talib

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am Wadood Dilsoz, joining you today from the traditional and unceded land of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh that people call Vancouver. I am a member of the Afghan community and have volunteered with the Afghan Canadian Association o