EU member states were directly involved in the war in Afghanistan, and have a moral duty to take all possible measures to protect the many Afghans whose lives are at risk (Photo: CNN)

Letter

Open letter to Slovenian EU presidency on Afghan refugees

EU & the World

Opinion

by Syed Hasnain, Brussels,

Dear Aleš Hojs, minister of the interior, Slovakia

On behalf of the European Coalition of Migrants and Refugees (EU-COMAR), I write to you in your capacity as minister of the interior of Slovenia, the president of the Council of the European Union, to urge you to take immediate, coordinated action to support Afghan refugees.

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Syed Hasnain is founding member of the European Coalition of Migrants and Refugees.

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EU member states were directly involved in the war in Afghanistan, and have a moral duty to take all possible measures to protect the many Afghans whose lives are at risk (Photo: CNN)