Former Afghan air force pilots renew plea for Canada's help

Some of the military pilots who fled Afghanistan the day the government collapsed are now in the United Arab Emirates.

They are part of a group of ex-Afghan air force members who were held at camps in Uzbekistan, where they landed on Aug. 15, the day the Taliban marched into Kabul.

The fate of a separate group of military fliers in Tajikistan — who appealed for asylum in Canada in an interview with CBC News at the end of August — remains unclear.

One of the pilots now in Tajikistan, who spoke CBC News via WhatsApp today, said they have not heard about