Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled into neighboring Iran since the Taliban regained power, a leading aid organization says. Many of the refugees want to continue on to Europe amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis.
Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, visited refugees this week around Kerman province in eastern Iran close to the Afghanistan border. He warned that Europe could be affected if the influx into Iran continues.
An estimated 300,000 have fled Afghanistan into Iran since the Taliban takeover, according to the NRC. ”We expect this to become even more acute as hundreds of thousands are coming to the border between Afghanistan and Iran. Winter will be horrific in Afghanistan,” he said. During his trip to Kerman province, Egeland met with some of the refugees and he said that the 3.5 million Afghan migrants already in Iran are struggling as a result of U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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