International Rescue Committee: There is a danger of turning Afghanistan into a forgotten crisis
The International Rescue Committee warned that at the same time as the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are increasing dramatically, there is a risk of turning this country into a forgotten crisis. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, the International Committee Nejat (IRC) warned in a report that about half a million Afghan refugees who were forcibly expelled from Pakistan face an uncertain and dark future.
According to the report of the International Rescue Committee, In the current situation, Afghanistan hosts more than six million internally displaced people, which puts a lot of pressure on the country’s fragile economy and limited infrastructure. However, the International Rescue Committee emphasized At the same time as the humanitarian needs and food insecurity increase dramatically, Afghanistan has been marginalized from the mainstream news and the country is in danger of becoming There is a forgotten crisis.
Last October, Pakistan set a deadline for illegal asylum seekers, including about 1.7 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or Otherwise, they will be forced to be expelled.
International Crisis Group (ICG) ) previously, referring to the expulsion of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, warned in a report that such an action would challenge the stability of the region.
Pakistan has influence and was asked to encourage the interim government of Islamabad to cancel the plan to deport Afghan refugees.
Publisher | Tasnim News |