What countries are helping Afghanistan refugees?

Pakistan and Iran have taken in the maximum number of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in 2020, reports said. They are followed by Germany, Turkey, Austria, France, Greece, Sweden, Switzerland, India, Italy, UK etc. The United States will accept people from Afghanistan who have previously worked with the government.

Are other countries helping Afghanistan?

Planes with food, medicines from Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Pakistan land in Kabul amid rising poverty. Afghanistan on Thursday received humanitarian assistance, including food and medicines, from five countries, an official said. Afghanistan also received aid from neighboring Turkmenistan by road, said Hamdarda.

Which consequences do refugees experience when they flee their country?

Before being forced to flee, refugees may experience imprisonment, torture, loss of property, malnutrition, physical assault, extreme fear, rape and loss of livelihood. The flight process can last days or years.

Where are we taking Afghan refugees?

Experts expect that most new Afghan refugees will flee to neighboring Iran and Pakistan, where hundreds of thousands of Afghans already reside. Tens of thousands of Afghans have scrambled to flee their country since the Taliban took over Kabul and much of the rest of the country last month.

Where do Afghanistan refugees go?

Members of the Taliban and their family reside among the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Others such as the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their family members, who are awaiting to be firmly settled in the United States, are also residing in Pakistan.

Why is there a refugee crisis in Afghanistan?

Why have people from Afghanistan been forced to flee? Afghans have suffered more than 40 years of conflict, natural disasters, chronic poverty, food insecurity and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic.

What do you think the reasons for refugees to flee from their countries?

Some migrants leave their country because they want to work, study or join family, for example. Others feel they must leave because of poverty, political unrest, gang violence, natural disasters or other serious circumstances that exist there.

Where are Afghan refugees now?

As of October 2020, there are 780,000 registered Afghan refugees and asylum seekers temporarily residing in Iran under the care and protection of the UNHCR. The majority of them were born in Iran during the last four decades but are still considered citizens of Afghanistan.