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Afghanistan committee I missed the question.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee First of all, I want to thank all these governments. They're already doing a lot. We still have those Afghan refugees in Pakistan. They're staying with us. Their applications are in progress. I think that for those who are stuck, this kind of thing should be sped up, because th
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Thank you, sir. I would say that Afghanistan has been at war for decades. These people have lived in this kind of violent situation, and aggressive behaviour has become their daily routine. Of course, people were very scared when the Taliban took over, because they remember the
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee We need to help these women and these girls. But, again I would say that we need to make sure that we find the people from among them. So I make this offer to the Canadian government: I'm here. I can play a role as mediator between the Taliban, my people, and my region. I speak t
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee —and we are family.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee One of my dream projects is a sports centre that we have been working on. We have designed it in a way that will give them opportunities. We want to bring those from the tribal areas. It will be an all-women's sports school, which is a unique idea in this region. People trust me
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Thank you. We have refugee crises all over the world. A lot of refugees are coming to Europe, to Canada, to America, all those countries that are accepting them; and now from Ukraine and Syria, all those refugees. Right now, there are refugees for whom we are arranging sports cl
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Is it okay if I make a comment?
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Sure.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Okay, thanks.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee I would like to say something about this. Recently, when all the things that recently happened as the Taliban took over in Afghanistan, I know that my dad and some of my friends in the U.S. asked me to help some of the high-profile Afghans to evacuate. We helped five families,
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee And the next day they arrived in the evening. And that's how it happened. It was very difficult, but we brought—
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee That's all I wanted to say. I am working on building a fourth school for these Afghan refugees who recently arrived in Pakistan. There's a lot going on.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Afghanistan committee Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity. I am so happy to speak to all of you today, especially about my ancestral land of Afghanistan. I come from Waziristan. As you may know, it was known as the most dangerous place on earth because of the terrorism and Talibanizatio
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Maria Toorpakai Wazir