Bashir Ahmad Azizi, a former Canadian Armed Forces military interpreter, has been arrested by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, CBC News has learned. Azizi and his family have been in hiding for two years as they await immigration paperwork that would allow them to come to Canada.
CBC News has learned the federal government is warning would-be Afghan migrants waiting on their applications to be completed in Pakistan that they should not leave their accommodations in case they are arrested for lacking legal documents, and asking them to notify Canadian diplomatic services in Islamabad should they be detained.
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An Afghan military contractor who spent years working with various western armies, including the Canadian Armed Forces, told CBC News his case for immigration to Canada not only has languished for two years, but has regressed, his security approval removed without an explanation provided.