UNHCR urges Afghanistan's neighbours to keep borders open for potential refugees

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Catherine Stubberfield said. The UN agency is not itself engaged in evacuation operations conducted by some countries in an effort to fly their citizens and diplomatic personnel out of Afghanistan, along with a limited number of Afghans who cooperated with them before the Taliban (designated terrorist and banned in Russia) took over.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Catherine Stubberfield said. The UN agency is not itself engaged in evacuation operations conducted by some countries in an effort to fly their citizens and diplomatic personnel out of Afghanistan, along with a limited number of Afghans who cooperated with them before the Taliban (designated terrorist and banned in Russia) took over. August 24, 2021 at 06:56AM https://ift.tt/2XQwZhY