Recently the EU and the government of Afghanistan signed a readmission agreement, a deal made ‘migration sensitive’ as it transpires from an EU Restricted Country Fiche proposing possible leverages, dated March 2016. The EU pledges to provide financial aid for development and peace-building in exchange for Afghanistan’s approval to admit back failed asylum seeking nationals. Does this deal align with the principle of ‘non-refoulement’? Is Afghanistan a safe third country?
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READ MOREWe are reading about migration to Europe and asylum seekers every day – among them are many Afghans. But who are they? Why do they leave their country? What is the impact of their exodus on their country and the families they leave behind? And what can the Afghan government do to prevent its citizens from taking such a dangerous journey?
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