Unwelcome Refugees

BRUSSELS—The European Union is stepping up its engagement with Afghanistan’s new Taliban authorities as it tries to prevent a wave of refugees, and help EU citizens and at-risk Afghans leave the country. EU officials said political recognition of the new government remains off the table for now but on Friday…

About 12,000 Afghan refugees are waiting for their trip to the United States at Ramstein Air Base, a sprawling facility in southwest Germany that is one of four U.S. military bases in Europe offering temporary refuge for people who fled Afghanistan because they faced reprisals from the new Taliban rulers.…

The European Commission made the proposal to EU ambassadors at an August 26 meeting on Afghanistan, according to a diplomatic note seen by Bloomberg News. By Alberto NardelliBloomberg The European Union has floated a plan to spend 300 million euros ($355 million) to resettle about 30,000 refugees inside the bloc in…

On August 1—two months after the Rose Garden announcement of a legislative “framework” for an infrastructure bill dissolved into more protracted negotiations—Democratic and Republican senators pointed to a bipartisan deal as proof positive that “the Senate can work when given the opportunity to do so.” Just weeks later, fresh doubts…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. THE European Union has yet to declare how many refugees it will welcome from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover - as the UK sets out its global credentials by accepting 20,000. Afghanistan: ‘Taliban have all the cards’ says expert…

Published: 9:30am, 22 Aug, 2021 Updated: 10:16am, 22 Aug, 2021 Read More

President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen speaks as she attends a news conference at Torrejon Air Base in Torrejon de Ardoz, near Madrid, Spain, August 21, 2021.. ― Reuters pic MADRID, Aug 21 ― EU chief Ursula von der Leyen today appealed to European Union states to…

Still reeling from a 2015 immigration crisis largely fueled by the wars in Syria and Libya, several European leaders have expressed fears of another massive influx of refugees – this time from Afghanistan – even as EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday it was a "moral duty" to aid those…

Last week, the world shook twice. The first shock hit Haiti, when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake erupted beneath the island’s southern peninsula. Homes, churches, and hotels crumbled in the cities of Les Cayes and Jérémie and in nearby villages. More than 2,189 people have perished; that toll is expected to…

Reshad Jalali was nine years old when U.S.-backed forces ousted the Taliban from Kabul in 2001, and vividly remembers the crackle of Afghan singers on the radio for the first time, a relative’s jubilation at shaving his beard, and a swelling of optimism all around him. “We said we are…