As Taliban Advance, Thousands of Afghans Seek Refuge in Turkey

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Increasing numbers of Afghans are fleeing their homes, with many headed to Turkey, say migrant aid groups. If the flow continues to escalate, it could echo the wave of Syrian refugees who fled that country’s bloody civil war.

VAN, Turkey—When the Taliban swept across northern Afghanistan in June, burning shops and executing government soldiers, Jamal Naser and Farida Kohi fled with their four children.destination for many Afghan exiles

—the 41-year-old mechanic and his wife from Faryab province paid a smuggler $4,000 to take their family into Iran. They walked across the country, with little food and water, for 18 days before scaling a mountain to reach Turkey. Now the family hopes to reach Europe. “I want my daughters to go to school,” said Mr. Kohi as he sat resting with his family on the concrete floor of a half-built house on the edge of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey.

The fresh influx of Afghan migrants to Turkey shows how the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan is rippling through the wider region. Ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline set by President Biden to

 

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People have the right to live safe but western countries cant pay the cost of disfunctional institutions around the world. In the past there no place to migrate in this way Europe create better institution. Afgans have to fight alone if they want get their life back.

But murrica left, so that's good right? 🤔

US is the responsible party here destroying countries and creating mass exodus, but never takes any responsibility and lets others deal with its mess. What a fine world leader.

Glad to see we sacrificed American & Afghanistan lives, spent Billions of dollars and for what

Taliban? but Bush said...

People need to realized fleeing isn’t going to make problems disappear.

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this is terrible news

This why so many countries never through off their shackles, to many people baling out of their country instead of staying and fighting for change for the better.

They are fleeing to European countries so that they can spread Islam much faster

Why call it a “wave”?

Too bad. Deal with the horrible tyrants you call allies first, then we can discuss more war. Get out.

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