CHEONGJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Children of some 390 Afghans under South Korean protection were seen welcoming a Korean instructor on Thursday. Currently staying at the National Human Resources Development Institute in the nation’s central county of Jincheon, they seemed to have adjusted well in less than two months. The North Chungcheong Province education [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Afghan evacuees, who fled their country seized by the Taliban, will be eventually granted long-term visas after they arrive in South Korea, the justice minister said Thursday. Justice Minister Park Beom-kye said the government decided to give legal status to the people who worked with the South Korean government [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daunting yet successful mission to evacuate Afghan colleagues from their war-ravaged country has hammered home a simple yet impactful message for them and its future partners: We will never abandon our friends. That message has resonated with nearly 400 Afghan evacuees throughout this week, as South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry said Wednesday it will grant special stay permits to Afghans living in South Korea out of humanitarian concerns. The ministry said a total of 434 Afghans, who have been staying in the country on either short- or long-term visa, will benefit from the measure. The measure [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Afghans living in South Korea appealed to the government Monday to evacuate their families from the war-torn country, where they are facing possible reprisals by the Taliban. About 30 people — those who worked for South Korean companies, nongovernmental organizations and churches in Afghanistan and their [...]