EU looks to stave off 'uncontrolled' Afghan migration

Brussels (AFP) Aug 30, 2021

The EU plans to bolster financial aid to Afghanistan's neighbours and head off "uncontrolled large-scale illegal migration" after the Taliban's takeover, according to a draft statement seen Monday by AFP. Interior ministers from the 27-nation group meet in Brussels on Tuesday for emergency talks as they seek to avoid a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis that saw over one million people enter