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"Where we have been discussing refugee movements has been the neighbouring countries...begging them to keep their borders open"

Evacuation of diplomats and civilians including Afghans has been resumed. Meanwhile EU leaders expressed concerns over a possible influx of Afghan refugees. Some countries have agreed to take in asylum seekers, like US, UK Canada, Uganda, Albania whereas countries like Australia have argued against it.

Newsday spoke to Filippo Grandi is UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the current movement of people inside and outside of the country.

(Photo: Afghans gather outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country, after Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 August 2021. Several people were reportedly killed at Kabul airport on 16 August as Afghans were attempting to hang on a moving US military plane leaving the airport. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)