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Eleonora Vasques

UN agency warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU attempts to deport rejected asylum seekers

Afghanistan does not have the capacity to absorb returning refugees into its local communities, a senior UN official has told Euronews, as EU member states seek ways to repatriate them.

According to a UN Development Programme (UNDP) report, roughly 4.5 million Afghans abroad are returning to their country. But the country’s severe conditions, including a lack of access to international assistance, are making it challenging to reintegrate Afghans coming home.

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