Minister calls for solving problems of refugees

KABUL (TOLOnews): Khalil Rahman Haqqani, acting minister of Refugees and Repatriation, in a meeting with Daniel Peter Endres, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan, criticized the challenges ahead of the Afghan refugees in neighboring and European countries and called for legal aid for Afghan refugees, the ministry reported.
Haqqani also criticized the process of distributing humanitarian aid. “In this meeting the situation of the refugees in many countries, the situation of the internally displaced people in the country and also about the aid distribution mechanism were discussed,” said Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, a spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
This comes as Afghan refugees abroad said that they are facing severe problems in Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.
“On the borders, the Afghans who enter Turkey’s soil are being shot by the border police and they are being treated with bad behavior,” said Wahidullah Amini, an Afghan refugee.
“The Islamic Emirate should discuss solving the problems of refugees through diplomatic methods,” said Ahmad Faisal Nizami, an Afghan refugee.
The refugee rights activists said that the issue of the Afghan refugees should be addressed through diplomatic paths.
“Here, the Afghans are being disturbed by the police and when they are being detained they are facing improper treatment in the prisons,” said Mohammad Khan Talibi, a refugee rights activist.