neighboring countries Afghanistan If they are prepared to temporarily shelter hundreds of thousands of people, they will receive millions of dollars in aid Thousands of refugees, Before the security check clears them for transit to Europe and the United States, but Pakistan And other neighbouring countries warn that they will not accept more refugees permanently.
Iran May see a large influx of refugees-mainly Hazara Shia -Arriving in the country by land. Refugee experts in Iran say that as many as 7,000 people cross the border illegally every day, there is no strict control over the entire 980-kilometer (608-mile) border, and there is very little international assistance.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (Heiko Maas) Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan with Qatar Strive for regional cooperation and reach a consensus on the handling of refugees, Discuss the reopening of Kabul International Airport With the help of Qatar and Turkey.
Qatar’s Foreign Minister says he is still trying to persuade Qatar Taliban Unless foreign citizens participate in airport operations with security support, overseas charter flights will not resume.
Qatar It has long played a key role in mediating with the Taliban and served as the first stopover for more than 100,000 people who participated in the recent evacuation.
Islamabad’s Mas said that the European Union is providing 100 million euros (85 million pounds) in aid and Germany Another 500 million euros will be provided to neighboring countries to help manage borders and combat extremism.
Germany It has promised to let more than 40,000 people leave Afghanistan, but also expressed that it does not want to advertise the official gathering point of Kabul refugees, as this will only lead to security difficulties.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Germany, Mohamed Faisal, previously stated that his country has Received enough refugees from AfghanistanAfter that, there have been 3 to 4 million houses. He told Berlin’s “Daily Mirror” that now it is the “richer and bigger” country that has given a say in Afghanistan for the past 20 years to host refugees.
Mas said the coming days and weeks will show whether the Taliban government is ready to provide free passage for those Afghans who want to leave “as promised.”
this Uzbekistan After Mas’s visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “For security reasons, the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan border is now completely closed, and there is no land crossing through the Termez checkpoint. There are no plans to open Termez in the near future. checkpoint.”
It said, “Any attempt to cross the border, for whatever reason, will be stopped in accordance with Uzbekistan’s legislation”.
However, the Ministry does not rule out the possibility of designating refugees as specific European countries, but is seeking to clarify how to manage and how long the refugees will stay in transit.Turkmenistan also told the EU and Germany that its borders have been closed, giving Coronavirus disease As the reason.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi said: “This is a critical moment in Afghanistan’s history. The international community must continue to participate. Humanitarian aid must flow. Don’t let the economy collapse. Afghanistan happen. A vacuum is not in anyone’s interest. Instability is not in anyone’s interest. The region cannot stop the outflow of refugees”.
Mas said the early test will be whether an inclusive government is established, and explained that “it is important for Afghans who do not support the Taliban to feel represented.”
Negotiations on the reopening of the international airport are still deadlocked. Turkey has been trying to gain a foothold in Afghanistan through the Qatar office, but it has been suspicious. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan It has been said that Turkey is the only reliable country that can stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. Such remarks will not make him loved by Pakistan or Iran.
If the European political class intends to prevent the influx of immigrants into Europe 2015 scale, Ignoring the border with Afghanistan may still be a problem.
In recent days, as many as 7,000 Afghans have crossed a largely unregulated border, highlighting the scale of Iran’s largely neglected refugee problem.
In an interview with the Iranian newspaper Etemad, Fatemeh Ashrafi, chairman of the Association for the Protection of Refugee Women and Children, said, refugee It has fluctuated between 3 and 4 million people, adding that only one-third of them have a legal residence permit.
Ashrafi said: “If you take into account the per-person tuition fee of $600 per student per year, multiply the $600 by the number of Afghan students enrolled in public schools (500,000), [we get] A figure of more than 300 million US dollars. The contribution of international aid in this regard is less than US$5 per year. “
She added: “In the past four months, as many as 500,000 people have entered Iran. Last month, there were 15 full flights from Afghanistan to Iran every week. Of course, those who came to Iran on these flights were tourists. And pilgrimage visas to enter Iran, and these people often enter from land borders, and often [illegally] In the form of smuggling. This number continues to rise as the Taliban advances in Afghanistan, so that after the Taliban took control of Kabul, according to relevant sources, it reached more than 7,000 people every day through illegal channels. “
Afghan Shiites and Hazaras formed the initial wave of refugees, but recently “this mix has significantly shifted to Sunni and Pashto-speaking Afghans”, partly because Pakistan Deported some refugees to its territory.
