Undocumented refugees sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by Turkey

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): A complete of 136 undocumented Afghan refugees who sought shelter in Turkey had been deported again to Afghanistan on Friday beneath stringent measures.

136 undocumented Afghan migrants had been taken to the airport and deported to Afghanistan on constitution planes whereas being subjected to stringent safety measures, Khaama Press reported, citing native media.

Turkey’s northwest metropolis named Kocaeli obtained 272 unlawful migrants from Afghanistan on Friday beneath illegal means, of whom 136 had been despatched again to their nation of origin immediately, native media added.

In keeping with the Turkish authorities, one other 136 Afghans will likely be despatched again to the Afghan land by Saturday. Because the Taliban seized energy in Afghanistan, a number of residents have crossed borders to flee Taliban atrocities.

In keeping with the state-run Anadolu Company, greater than 37,000 undocumented refugees have been deported again to their residence international locations because the begin of this yr, an increase of 89 per cent from earlier yr.

Nonetheless, Worldwide refugee legislation clearly states that it’s illegal to deport asylum candidates with out first listening to and deciding their case.

Citing sources, Khaama Press reported that greater than 20,000 of those that had been deported got here from Afghanistan and had been flown again to the war-ravaged nation. Turkey is residence to 4 million refugees, together with 3.6 million Syrians, in line with official statistics.

Because the Taliban took over in mid-August final yr, Afghanistan has not solely seen a mass exodus but additionally the unlawful crossings of Afghans into neighbouring international locations like Iran through Nimroz province and Turkey.

Greater than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan primarily from neighbouring international locations since August 2021, in line with official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.

Though the combating within the nation has ended, Afghanistan’s scenario has been deteriorating as severe human rights violations proceed unabated. Earlier, UNHCR has requested the European Union to just accept 42,500 Afghans over 5 years however the request was resisted by the international locations. (ANI)