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EU States Resettled Just 271 Afghan Refugees in 2022: IRC Report

European countries resettled “just 271 Afghan refugees in 2022, just 0.1% of the more than 270,000 Afghans currently being in need of resettlement, the International Rescue Committee said in a report.

The report said that more than 1.6 million Afghans have arrived in neighboring countries with  99% going to Iran and Pakistan after August 2021, and “Afghans now represent the third largest refugee population globally.”

“New research from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals that EU states have consistently neglected the needs of Afghans seeking protection - leaving millions stranded in Afghanistan or neighboring countries, and failing to provide adequate safety and inclusion for the small proportion who manage to reach Europe,” the report reads.

According to the IRC, not a single person has arrived under a German scheme established last October to welcome 1,000 “Afghans/month.”

“Italy announced a program in November 2021 to welcome 1,200 Afghans at risk - only half this number have arrived,” the report noted.

The report further said that some EU states committed to welcome as few as 15 or 20 Afghans over two years, while at least nine EU states have not made any pledges at all.

“People from Afghanistan are most frequently reported to be victims of pushbacks at Europe’s borders, amounting to 40% of the pushbacks recorded in 2021,” the IRC said, adding that many Afghans remain trapped in remote and prison-like facilities on Greek islands “preventing inclusion into local communities and devastating their mental health.”

It said that 92% of Afghans "supported by IRC" experienced “anxiety and 86% of depression.”

IRC’s report indicated that the percentage of positive asylum requests for Afghans has fallen from 66% in 2021 to 54% in 2022 in the EU, Norway and Switzerland.

EU States Resettled Just 271 Afghan Refugees in 2022: IRC Report

According to the IRC, not a single person has arrived under a German scheme established last October to welcome 1,000 “Afghans/month.”

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European countries resettled “just 271 Afghan refugees in 2022, just 0.1% of the more than 270,000 Afghans currently being in need of resettlement, the International Rescue Committee said in a report.

The report said that more than 1.6 million Afghans have arrived in neighboring countries with  99% going to Iran and Pakistan after August 2021, and “Afghans now represent the third largest refugee population globally.”

“New research from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals that EU states have consistently neglected the needs of Afghans seeking protection - leaving millions stranded in Afghanistan or neighboring countries, and failing to provide adequate safety and inclusion for the small proportion who manage to reach Europe,” the report reads.

According to the IRC, not a single person has arrived under a German scheme established last October to welcome 1,000 “Afghans/month.”

“Italy announced a program in November 2021 to welcome 1,200 Afghans at risk - only half this number have arrived,” the report noted.

The report further said that some EU states committed to welcome as few as 15 or 20 Afghans over two years, while at least nine EU states have not made any pledges at all.

“People from Afghanistan are most frequently reported to be victims of pushbacks at Europe’s borders, amounting to 40% of the pushbacks recorded in 2021,” the IRC said, adding that many Afghans remain trapped in remote and prison-like facilities on Greek islands “preventing inclusion into local communities and devastating their mental health.”

It said that 92% of Afghans "supported by IRC" experienced “anxiety and 86% of depression.”

IRC’s report indicated that the percentage of positive asylum requests for Afghans has fallen from 66% in 2021 to 54% in 2022 in the EU, Norway and Switzerland.

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