It comes amid concerns that Nato members are not responding quickly enough to evacuate Afghan citizens who are in danger of reprisals from the Taliban. There were also several Afghan citizens who had collaborated with Italian forces onboard. Luciana Lamorgese, Italy’s interior minister, said the country was planning to evacuate Afghan interpreters and medical staff who had assisted the Italian forces. With the far-right League being a key partner in Draghi’s broad coalition government, it remains to be seen if Italy will succeed in accepting more Afghan citizens. “They need to quickly organise for Afghan citizens – including many women who collaborated with European countries in Afghanistan – to be airlifted out as soon as possible.”

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2021 14:59 UTC