E The European Union has a responsibility to accept Afghan refugees and cannot abandon people who worked for the EU in Afghanistan to fall victim to revenge, European Parliament President David Sasoli was quoted as saying today.
According to him, refugees arriving from Afghanistan, which is already in the hands of the Taliban, should be evenly distributed among EU member states.
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Since taking control of Afghanistan while the US military withdraws, the Taliban have said they want peace, will not seek revenge on their old enemies and will respect women’s rights under Islamic law.
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However, many Afghans are skeptical of these promises and thousands of people are desperate to leave the country. Among them are many who helped US-led foreign forces during the 20-year conflict.
“We must protect those who worked and cooperated with us, we cannot allow them to fall victim to revenge,” said Italian Sassoli during a visit to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.
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“We are responsible. I think that the European Commission can authorize their even distribution among the member states in order to maintain parity, and this can be done quickly,” Sasoli added.
