40 Percent Afghan Asylum Seekers to Stay in Europe: Hukmi

Officials in Ministry of Refugees and Migrants have said 40 percent out of 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers would be granted permission to stay in European countries, amid the Deputy Minister of Information and culture on Youth affairs claimed that education and work opportunities would be provided for those Afghan young men who return to the country.

Unemployment, insecurity and poverty have made Afghans to seek shelters in European countries, after huge number of asylum seekers have reached to Europe the European countries now have decided to expel some of those who have entered Europe without legal documentation.

Deputy Minister of Refugee and Migrants Ahmad Wali Hukmi said,” only 40 percent out of 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers would stay in European countries.”

Meanwhile Deputy Minister of Information and culture in Youth affairs Sayed Kamal Saadat said,” those who return to country will have jobs and could continue to their education, we will also provide some mini loans so that they could earn their life.”

Afghans are not only migrated into European countries but more than 1 million Afghans are living in Pakistan and Iran, recently due to darkening of mutual ties between Kabul- Islamabad the Pakistan Government have expelled more thousand Afghan refugees from its country.

“ About 8000 Afghans are being expelled from Iran and Pakistan into the country on daily basis Deputy Minister of Refugee and migrants Ahmad Wali Hukmi said,”

Currently about 700 thousand Afghans are living around the world.

Reported by Naseer Ahmad Dastagirzada