Tag: Refugees

Categories Russia

A real disaster’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams rumored NATO plan to house Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban in Central Asia

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A purported plan created by the US-led NATO bloc to send refugees from Afghanistan to neighboring Central Asian countries could turn into a disaster for the European nations that are pushing it, even if they don’t realize it yet. … Read More >A real disaster’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams rumored NATO plan to house Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban in Central Asia

Categories World

Belarus set to refuse illegal migrants deported from European Union countries, as Lukashenko ramps up refugee border row with West

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Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s embattled leader, has put forward a new bill that would allow his country to reject migrants and would-be asylum seekers deported from the EU for crossing the border without permission. … Read More >Belarus set to refuse illegal migrants deported from European Union countries, as Lukashenko ramps up refugee border row with West

Categories Middle East

UN refugee agency warns Afghanistan is facing a ‘greater humanitarian crisis’ as countries end evacuation efforts

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned Afghanistan faces “a far greater humanitarian crisis,” as nations end their evacuation efforts ahead of the US withdrawal from the country on August 31. … Read More >UN refugee agency warns Afghanistan is facing a ‘greater humanitarian crisis’ as countries end evacuation efforts

Categories Middle East

Qatar offering Covid-19 shots to Afghan evacuees transiting through the country after rescuing over 40,000 people

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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has said that Doha is offering Covid-19 vaccines to Afghan evacuees that are awaiting transit to go onwards to another country, with the state having helped to rescue tens of thousands of people. … Read More >Qatar offering Covid-19 shots to Afghan evacuees transiting through the country after rescuing over 40,000 people

Categories EU

France will end Afghanistan evacuations on Friday evening ahead of full US withdrawal – PM Castex

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French Prime Minister Jean Castex has stated that his country will cease evacuations from Afghanistan after Friday, citing America’s plan to proceed with a full withdrawal from the country by the August 31 deadline. … Read More >France will end Afghanistan evacuations on Friday evening ahead of full US withdrawal – PM Castex

Categories Middle East

Private flight leaves Kabul with nearly 300 EMPTY seats after passengers turned away by US & Taliban security – reports

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At least one private charter flight set to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from the Kabul airport was forced to take off with just 50 of its 345 seats filled, amid reports that US and Taliban forces prevented them from boarding. … Read More >Private flight leaves Kabul with nearly 300 EMPTY seats after passengers turned away by US & Taliban security – reports

Categories EU

Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged that Berlin will continue to help aid workers and Afghans who have worked with its troops looking to flee the country past the August 31 deadline, despite warnings from the Taliban. … Read More >Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

Categories Middle East

‘Urine, fecal matter, rats’: Leaked email describes squalid conditions facing Afghan refugees in Qatar

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The United States is flying thousands of refugees out of Afghanistan, but they face desperate and unsanitary conditions in the US’ processing center in Qatar, a leaked email has revealed. … Read More >‘Urine, fecal matter, rats’: Leaked email describes squalid conditions facing Afghan refugees in Qatar

Categories Shows

Taliban, poppy fields & the world’s heroin supply — what happens now? (Full show)

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Will ISIS-K find a way to prevent the evacuation of refugees from Kabul? Desperate refugees continue to crowd at the perimeter of the airport hoping for escape. RT’s Murad Gazdiev reports from the city. Then RT’s Eisa Ali reports on the effect the end of the war will have on the world’s supply of opium and heroin and an expected spike in methamphetamine use in Europe. … Read More >Taliban, poppy fields & the world’s heroin supply — what happens now? (Full show)