While the USA has airlifted roughly 105,000 by Friday, thousands still remain stranded in Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of Afghans who worked with the USA are yet to be brought out of the country. Pakistan has been asked to accept thousands of transit passengers that include US diplomats and citizens, Afghan nationals and those who carry the passports of several other countries. As UNHCR urges Afghanistan’s neighbours to keep borders open for fleeing Afghans, Pakistan needs to stick to its policy of not allowing any refugees inside its territory. It should call on international agencies to make arrangements to keep displaced Afghans inside their country instead of pushing them into Pakistan.

Source: Pakistan Today August 28, 2021 19:18 UTC