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Kabul airport where people are desperate to flee the Taliban. (Photo: CNN)

Letter

Urgent EU action needed for Afghan refugees

The dramatic events of the last few days in Afghanistan are etched on everyone's mind. The evacuation of Europeans and their Afghan collaborators is currently a top priority and a moral imperative for all countries that have been involved in the effort in Afghanistan from afar or close by.

But also for other Afghans who are fleeing or already have fled their country, EU member states must develop a more welcoming policy.

These days, the comparison with the fall of Saigon in 1975 ...

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The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s, not those of EUobserver

Author Bio

Jan De Volder is secretary-general of Sant'Egidio BXL Europe, a lay Catholic association dedicated to social service.

Kabul airport where people are desperate to flee the Taliban. (Photo: CNN)

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Author Bio

Jan De Volder is secretary-general of Sant'Egidio BXL Europe, a lay Catholic association dedicated to social service.

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