FILE PHOTO: Former Afghan interpreters, who worked with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hold signs during a demonstration about their safety, in front of the U.S. embassy in Kabul June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada announced on Friday it would resettle Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and their families amid a "dynamic and deteriorating" situation in Afghanistan, saying they had become targets for the Taliban.
"Canada is here to support those who supported us," said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, adding that "several thousand" people would be eligible and the first arrivals would be landing in Canada very shortly.
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