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 DRAGeneral 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 withdrawal of United States and other foreign troops from Afghanistan, in September 2021 the Ukrainian military evacuated Afghans alongside Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan, now under the control of the Taliban. This followed previous rescue missions that had followed the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021.[6] In the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, TOLOnews reported that there were around 6,000 Afghan refugee in Ukraine, many of whom lacked permission to leave the country.[7] A number of Afghans in Ukraine have volunteered with both the Pro-Russian separatist militias and the Ukrainian army during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[8] At the beginning of war in the Donbass, an Afghan Pashtun by the name of Rafi Jaffar joined the ranks of the Vostok battalion in 2014.[9] Jaffar's parents, who were part of the PDPA, were killed by the Mujahedeen during the Afghan Civil War. The Soviets took him in and sent him to a Soviet boarding school in the city of Rostov. Known by his comrades as "Abdullah", In 2018, Jaffar lost both legs in a mortar attack. Despite this he continues to serve the DPR refusing to put on prosthetics. In May 2023, Russian president Vladimir Putin met with Jaffar via E conference after being told about Jaffar's health.[10][11][12] Another Pro Russian fighter, Mohammad Omar Nasser Rahmanovich who goes by the callsign "Pashtun", who was born in Kharkov to a Russian specialist mother and an Afghan doctor father, was featured on Russia Today on a report about drone warfare, he has participated in the conflict since its outbreak in 2014.[13][14][15] There is one known Afghan-Ukrainian in the Ukrainian army named Jalal Noory, an ethnic Tajik who joined following the Russian invasion in 2022.[16][17] Noory was killed by Russian forces in October 2023.
^ abAbibok, Yulia (5 November 2021). "Ukraine's Afghan Diaspora Sees Change Coming". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ abcOdynets, Svitlana (2020). "Not really at home: Adaptation strategies of Asian migrants in Ukraine". Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 29 (3): 422–443. doi:10.1177/0117196820968901. S2CID 227906228.
^Marsden, Magnus (2015). "From Kabul to Kiev: Afghan trading networks across the former Soviet Union". Modern Asian Studies. 49 (4): 1010–1048. doi:10.1017/S0026749X14000584. S2CID 143926099.
^Marsden, Magnus; Ibañez-Tirado, Diana (2015). "Repertoires of Family Life and the Anchoring of Afghan Trading Networks in Ukraine". History and Anthropology. 26 (2): 145–164. doi:10.1080/02757206.2014.1002375. S2CID 145621182.
^"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.
^"Afghan media highlights 28 Feb 22". BBC Monitoring. 28 February 2022. ProQuest 2633912105.
^"Meet the Afghan refugees fighting Russia's latest invasion".
^"The Afghan refugee commanding Ukrainian troops". BBC News.
^"In Europe, Some Refugees Are More Equal Than Others". 18 August 2022.
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Afghans in Ukraine are the country s largest diasporic community with origins outside of the former Soviet Union Afghans UkrainianTotal population1 682 1 LanguagesUkrainian Russian Pashto DariRelated ethnic groupsPashtuns Tajiks Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editDuring 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 withdrawal of United States and other foreign troops from Afghanistan in September 2021 the Ukrainian military evacuated Afghans alongside Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan now under the control of the Taliban This followed previous rescue missions that had followed the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021 6 In the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine TOLOnews reported that there were around 6 000 Afghan refugee in Ukraine many of whom lacked permission to leave the country 7 A number of Afghans in Ukraine have volunteered with both the Pro Russian separatist militias and the Ukrainian army during the Russo Ukrainian War 8 At the beginning of war in the Donbass an Afghan Pashtun by the name of Rafi Jaffar joined the ranks of the Vostok battalion in 2014 9 Jaffar s parents who were part of the PDPA were killed by the Mujahedeen during the Afghan Civil War The Soviets took him in and sent him to a Soviet boarding school in the city of Rostov Known by his comrades as Abdullah In 2018 Jaffar lost both legs in a mortar attack Despite this he continues to serve the DPR refusing to put on prosthetics In May 2023 Russian president Vladimir Putin met with Jaffar via E conference after being told about Jaffar s health 10 11 12 Another Pro Russian fighter Mohammad Omar Nasser Rahmanovich who goes by the callsign Pashtun who was born in Kharkov to a Russian specialist mother and an Afghan doctor father was featured on Russia Today on a report about drone warfare he has participated in the conflict since its outbreak in 2014 13 14 15 There is one known Afghan Ukrainian in the Ukrainian army named Jalal Noory an ethnic Tajik who joined following the Russian invasion in 2022 16 17 Noory was killed by Russian forces in October 2023 Notable people editMustafa Nayyem Aslam Watanjar Afghan Army General Vida Mohammad Rafi Jaffar Pro Russian Separatist Mohammad Omar Nasser Rahmanovich Pro Russian SeparatistSee also editAfghan diaspora Afghan refugeesReferences edit a b Abibok Yulia 5 November 2021 Ukraine s Afghan Diaspora Sees Change Coming Institute for War and Peace Reporting Retrieved 28 February 2022 a b c Odynets Svitlana 2020 Not really at home Adaptation strategies of Asian migrants in Ukraine Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 29 3 422 443 doi 10 1177 0117196820968901 S2CID 227906228 Marsden Magnus 2015 From Kabul to Kiev Afghan trading networks across the former Soviet Union Modern Asian Studies 49 4 1010 1048 doi 10 1017 S0026749X14000584 S2CID 143926099 Marsden Magnus Ibanez Tirado Diana 2015 Repertoires of Family Life and the Anchoring of Afghan Trading Networks in Ukraine History and Anthropology 26 2 145 164 doi 10 1080 02757206 2014 1002375 S2CID 145621182 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 Afghan media highlights 28 Feb 22 BBC Monitoring 28 February 2022 ProQuest 2633912105 Meet the Afghan refugees fighting Russia s latest invasion Amerikanec pushtun kolumbiec francuz Donbass zashishaet internacional dobrovolcev vesti ru in Russian Retrieved 2023 08 09 Donbass voyuet na dvuh frontah vesti ru in Russian Retrieved 2023 08 09 Chem izvesten boec o sostoyanii zdorovya kotorogo rasskazali Putinu AiF in Russian 2023 05 19 Retrieved 2023 08 09 Chem izvesten boec o sostoyanii zdorovya kotorogo rasskazali Putinu forpost sevastopol ru in Russian Retrieved 2023 08 09 RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE SIGNS OF CRIMES AGAINST UKRAINE S NATIONAL SECURITY PEACE HUMAN SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER Korr Kosarev Telegram Retrieved 2023 08 09 better source needed VK com VK m vk com Retrieved 2023 08 09 better source needed The Afghan refugee commanding Ukrainian troops BBC News In Europe Some Refugees Are More Equal Than Others 18 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Afghans in Ukraine amp oldid 1223317381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
