Canada to accept more than 20,000 Afghan refugees

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Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from the northern province due to battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces, sit next to temporary tents in the courtyard of the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque in Kabul on August 13, 2021. /CFP

Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban militants, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday at a news conference.

"With the situation in Afghanistan deteriorating rapidly, the humanitarian need is growing in the region. Today we announced an initial humanitarian effort to welcome over 20K refugees to a new home here in Canada. We will continue to do everything we can to help," tweeted Mendicino.