(AFP) Afghanistan has urged European countries to halt forced deportations of Afghan migrants for the next three months, as security forces battle a wave of violence triggered by a dizzying Taliban offensive.
The United Nations said on Sunday the rising conflict is also causing “more suffering” across the violence-wracked country as it urged for continuous financial aid.
Afghanistan is facing a crisis as the insurgents snap up territory across the countryside, stretching government forces and leading to a fresh wave of internally displaced families, complicated by a renewed outbreak of Covid-19.
“The escalation of violence by the Taliban terrorist group in the country and the spread of the third wave of (Covid-19) have caused a great deal of economic and social unrest, creating concerns and challenges for the people,” Afghanistan’s refugees and repatriation ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
