The first 60 of more than 1,000 Afghans evacuated to Poland have been granted international protection.
The first 60 of more than 1,000 Afghans evacuated to Poland have been granted international protection.
Opposition MPs criticised the government for pushing children back across the border; the interior minister called them “irresponsible and foolish”.
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Journalists Alisher Shahir and Masooma Sultani were among over 1,000 Afghans evacuated to Poland.
The citizens of Germany, Finland, Tajikistan, Syria and Iraq face up to eight years in prison.
Prayers were held for peace in Afghanistan and money was collected to support refugees from the crisis-hit country.
Local communities in Poland have been gathering donations to help the refugees.
“We will of course provide them with support here,” says the prime minister.
The episcopate has issued a statement in response to the recent surge in people seeking to cross from Belarus.
Dozens of Afghans remain stuck on the Poland-Belarus border amid a standoff.
Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.