According to the federal government on Wednesday, it has pledged to resettle at least 40,000 Afghans this year through various special programs.

To achieve this goal, the Canadian government admits to facing many challenges, mainly due to the lack of diplomatic and military presence in the country to help bring the Afghan people out.

“We face an evolving situation in Afghanistan, where travel continues to be extremely difficult and dangerous,” said a government statement, released World NewsThursday (4/13).

Usually, Afghans must first flee at high risk to the third nearest country that has a Canadian embassy, ​​namely Pakistan, for biometric screening.

To enter the third country, they still need to obtain a passport and a visa which are sometimes not accepted by many countries. But even so, and sometimes it takes a long time, Canada remains committed to fulfilling its promise to accept 40,000 people this year.

“Although the Afghan resettlement effort has been one of the largest and most challenging in Canadian history, we remain committed to maximizing every opportunity to support these vulnerable Afghans in their transition to a better life in Canada,” said Immigration Minister Sean Fraser. .

So far, flights have been successful for people who have helped the Canadian mission in Afghanistan, family members of former translators and privately sponsored refugees, with more than 8,000 people approved still waiting for their flight.