Turkey reinforcing its border to prevent Afghans from crossing over
August 23, 2021, 9:24 am

Turkey reinforcing its border to prevent Afghans from crossing over

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According to The Media Line, Turkey is reinforcing its border in an effort to prevent Afghan refugees from crossing over.

The news website reported according to Reuters that these reinforcements include a three-meter high wall, ditches and barbed wire.

The Afghan refugees would first have to cross through Iran on foot.

It should be noted that Turkey already is hosting some 4 million Syrian refugees.

There are some 182,000 registered Afghan migrants in Turkey and up to an estimated 120,000 unregistered ones, according to the report.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said: Turkey does not want to become “Europe’s migrant storage unit.”

According to The Media Line, Bahrain, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have agreed to serve as transit point for refugees from Afghanistan.

Potential Afghan refugees who have not yet been cleared for resettlement in the United States will be housed at facilities in Albania, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Ukraine and Uganda.

Source: themedialine

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Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
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