Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: placing refugees from Afghanistan in Central Asia cannot be ruled out

22 September 2021

It is impossible to rule out the possibility of placing refugees from Afghanistan in Central Asia for humanitarian purposes, but the decision is up to the countries of the region, Andrei Rudenko, deputy head of the Russian MFA, said TASS.


"The right to decide what to do with refugees from Afghanistan belongs primarily to the countries of the region. Indeed, they have expressed concern that the influx of refugees may lead to increased risks of terrorist threats," the deputy minister noted. - "So they have been very cautious about that. But nonetheless, as far as I am concerned, we cannot rule out the possibility of some categories of Afghan refugees being hosted for humanitarian purposes. But once again, this is the competence of the Central Asian countries".


The Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation) launched a large-scale operation to establish control over Afghanistan after the US announced in spring 2021 the decision to withdraw its armed forces from there. On August 15, the radicals entered Kabul without a fight and president Ashraf Ghani left the country. On September 6, the Taliban announced that they had taken control of all Afghan territory, and on September 7 they announced the composition of the provisional government.

 

 

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Based on materials from TASS