New Delhi: Afghan refugees living in India are troubled by the Taliban's occupation of their country and are constantly making rounds of the embassies. In the current situation, they are allowed to live in India with a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) certificate. However, they are asking for asylum status. After getting refugee status, they will have more facilities and will also gain some rights.
Ali Sena, a 32-year-old resident of Kabul, waited for hours outside the US embassy. On his request, the embassy did accept his application, but he has little hope of getting the visa for America. Ali Sena's entire family is in Afghanistan. He has an eight-month-old daughter and elderly parents. His family in Afghanistan has been living in fear since the Taliban captured Kabul. Ali's brother has been an officer in the Afghan National Army. Ali now fears that the Taliban may harm his family.
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Ali Sena came to India in 2017 and started living in Delhi's Tilak Nagar after registering with UNHCR in 2018. Initially, he worked as an interpreter and for some time also worked in a call centre. But today, he is unemployed. Ali has received permission from the UNHCR to stay in India till October 2022. Showing his Blue Card, Ali says that it is necessary to live in India, but apart from this, he does not get any other facility or help from UNHCR.
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Ali further states that the situation in Afghanistan will worsen further. He added that whatever the Taliban has said in the media cannot be trusted. Taliban will oppress the citizens, and human rights will have no meaning under their rule. Ali Sena also wants refugee status from the United States of America.
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