The Migration Podcast - Afghanistan: Humanitarian aid is not enough

Afghanistan: Humanitarian aid is not enough

07/27/22 • 28 min

When the Taliban took rule over Afghanistan in August 2021, he was busy evacuating his staff out of the country: Samim Ahmadi, ICMPD Country Coordinator for Afghanistan, looks back on one year of Taliban rule and provides an update on current and persistent migration movements and measures to create save pathways.

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