Turned down by Canada, embassy worker and family safe in Britain
Rahimi was one of thousands of Afghan locals who contributed their talents to Canada’s 14-year mission in Afghanistan.
For years he led security teams at Canada’s embassy and served on the strategic advisory team for Operation Argus — key advisors to Afghanistan’s now-fallen government.
That put him on the Taliban’s hit-list, as evidenced by previous attempts on his life including a 2019 drive-by shooting.
Once a Taliban takeover was imminent, Rahimi accepted Canada’s offer of immigration in exchange for his service.
His application was at the very final levels of completion — a single email from IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) would have earned his family a spot on an evac flight.
That email never came, and nobody could — or would — explain why.
Read more
