Afghanistan: Information on the treatment of people returning to Afghanistan from a western country
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AFG13953 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: Information on the treatment of people returning to Afghanistan from a western country, 1 May 1993, AFG13953, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab9914.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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A professor at Columbia University who specializes in Afghanistan stated that under the old Soviet-backed government, there were cases of people returning from the west being accused of being agents for the CIA, but in the final years of the old regime, and under the new regime, he has not heard of any such cases (30 Apr. 1993).
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service reported that Afghanistan's new president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, is looking at ways to encourage Afghanis to return home, and is reportedly considering allowing dual citizenship for Afghanis who left the country, especially those who left after the Soviet invasion in 1979 (7 Jan. 1993).
Additional or corroborative information on the treatment of Afghanis returning from a western country is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References
Columbia University, New York. 30 April 1993. Telephone interview with Professor of Political Science.
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 7 January 1993. "Dual Nationality Considered for Afghans." (NEXIS)
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The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 7 January 1993. "Dual Nationality Considered for Afghans." (NEXIS)
