UN agency warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU attempts to deport rejected asylum seekers
A UN agency report has detailed how Afghanistan is struggling to absorb the refugees already returning home, but EU member states are still seeking to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers.
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00:00Afghanistan does not have the capacity to absorb returnees due to poverty, harsh climate conditions, the impact of recent earthquakes and the Taliban's restrictions on women's and girls' rights, according to a report by the UN Development Agency.
00:17There is a disconnect between what is going on globally with saying, OK, you all have to head back into Afghanistan and the ability for Afghan communities to absorb people coming back home.
00:37This inability to absorb returnees contrasts with the EU's efforts to reach an agreement with the Taliban to return rejected Afghan asylum seekers.
00:46It follows a call made by 20 European countries in October to return irregular Afghan migrants living in Europe, either voluntarily or by force.
00:55The number one issue to negotiate on as a European Union, as they look to either deport or return the Afghans seeking asylum or those who are already, you know, there, I would say it's negotiating for the freedom and rights of women and girls.
01:16Over the past two years, more than 4.5 million people have returned to Afghanistan, mainly from Iran and Pakistan.
01:24Yet over 60 percent of returnees households had received no support in the past year.
01:29With 44 million people, Afghanistan is among the poorest countries worldwide.
01:34Nearly two-thirds of the population live under the poverty line.
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