Afghans in Ukraine
Total population | |
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1,682 Dari | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pashtuns, Tajiks |
Afghans in Ukraine are the country's largest diasporic community with origins outside of the former Soviet Union.
History
During the existence of the Soviet Union, Afghans were the largest foreign group studying in Ukraine. After the resignation of the pro-Soviet president of Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah, in 1992, some Afghans in Ukraine applied for asylum.[2] Other Afghans had returned to Afghanistan and served in the security forces during the Afghan Civil War of 1989 to 1992, with some then returning to Ukraine. Some male students married Ukrainian women.[3] Many Afghans in Ukraine live in Kyiv and Dnipro, where some run small businesses that recruit workers from Afghanistan.[2] There is also an Afghan community in Odesa, "made up of successive waves of exiles, refugees, and migrants" as well as commercial traders.[4] This included former DRA General Aslam Watanjar. The 2001 Ukrainian census recorded 1,008 people of Afghan nationality.[5]
In 2019, Ukraine was hosting 1,034 Afghan refugees.[2] At the end of 2020, 1,449 Afghans had permanent residency in Ukraine and 233 had temporary visas.[1]
After the
Notable people
- Mustafa Nayyem
- Aslam Watanjar - Afghan Army General
- Vida Mohammad
- Rafi Jaffar - Pro Russian Separatist
- Mohammad Omar Nasser Rahmanovich - Pro Russian Separatist
See also
References
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- ^ "The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue". All-Ukrainian Population Census 2001. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Schwirtz, Michael (24 September 2021). "A Nervy Trip to Kabul: How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans". New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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- ^ "Meet the Afghan refugees fighting Russia's latest invasion".
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- ^ "RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE SIGNS OF CRIMES AGAINST UKRAINE'S NATIONAL SECURITY, PEACE, HUMAN SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER".
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- ^ "The Afghan refugee commanding Ukrainian troops". BBC News.
- ^ https://prospect.org/world/in-europe-some-refugees-are-more-equal-than-others/