Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
A number of interesting information enliven the international news Monday (23/8). The news included the US Evacuation of 16,000 people from Afghanistan for a day, President of Russia Vladimir Putin anxious about plans for western countries to evacuate, so there is also the question of Afghan refugees planning to hold a demonstration in front of UNHCR Jakarta.
Here’s a glimpse of international news summarized by CNNIndonesia.com, Tuesday (24/8):
The Office of the United States Department of Defense, also known as the Pentagon, said about 16,000 people were evacuated over the past 24 hours from Afghanistan through Kabul airport, Monday (23/8).
The US is racing against time to complete the air evacuation by the August 31 deadline. General Hank Taylor said 61 military, commercial and charter flights involving a number of countries flew out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in 24 hours.
They are transporting people who fled after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Taylor said of the total evacuated that day, 11,000 people were taken out via US military airlift operations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized Western countries for seeking temporary shelter for Afghan refugees in central Asian countries.
Putin is concerned that at present, there are no visa restrictions between Russia and its Central Asian allies. Russia is also worried that militia groups will come to Russia under the guise of refugees.
“We don’t want militias disguised as refugees to appear here (Russia) again. We will do everything, especially in relation to our Western partners, to ensure stability in Afghanistan,” Putin said, as reported by TASS.
Afghan refugees plan to hold a demonstration in front of the office of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Jakarta, Tuesday (24/8), to demand clarity on the status of their placement.
“We Afghan refugees plan to hold a protest tomorrow (today),” said one of the Afghan refugees, Hakmat, to CNNIndonesia.com.
Hakmat said that he expected around 200-500 refugees to take part in the peaceful protest.
Hakmat admitted that they had not yet obtained a permit from the local authorities. However, they will still hold an action because the refugees have no other choice.
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