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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

EU accused of ‘staggering neglect’ after just 271 Afghans resettled across bloc

A woman sits on a campbed holding her head in her hand in a military base temporarily housing refugees.
A recently-arrived refugee from Afghanistan waiting for medic support at a temporary camp in Germany in 2021. Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images

Just 271 Afghans were resettled in the EU in 2022, 0.1% of the 270,000 identified as in need of permanent protection, it has emerged.

Leading charity the International Rescue Committee accused EU leaders of “staggering neglect” of Afghan refugees with many remaining trapped in “prison-like” conditions on Greek islands.

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