Afghan Refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey would not become a "refugee warehouse" for fleeing Afghans.

An Afghan woman who has waited 3 years for the U.S. government to take action on her visa pleaded for it to "start taking action. As immediately as you can."

The Republican said it is "vitally important" to keep Afghan allies "safe from harm," but stressed there will need to be a thorough vetting process.

The removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has left the country in turmoil, with many people displaced and desperate to flee.

Hundreds of panicked Afghans were seen pulling themselves onto the aircraft's ramp as they scrambled over one another in an attempt to flee the country.

The funds are for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs of refugees, victims of conflict, and other persons at risk as a result of the situation in Afghanistan," Biden's order said.

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the group "respect the rights of women," despite women and girls having previously been banned from studying or working under the group's regime.

"Most of all, I want to thank these brave Afghans for standing with the United States," President Joe Biden said.

Violence will not work and has never proven a lasting Afghan answer.

Our Afghan allies still have a war to fight against the dysfunctional immigration apparatus they've been dealt. Marooning them with no escape route and at the mercy of the Taliban will be a death sentence for many.

Although it is impossible right now to reliably estimate the possible number of refugees, the U.S. has to be ready to meet a potential moral commitment on a scale similar to the 125,000 Vietnamese refugees granted asylum in the U.S. following that war.

A little support would go a long way for the thousands of Afghans who sacrificed so much for the United States and don't have a Marine veteran greeting them at the airport.

The 70-page proposal from the Trump Administration takes a sharp turn from a long-held belief that refugees should be sheltered if they face a fear of persecution. The proposal asks to prioritize refugees with a high chance for "successful assimilation" into American culture.

The call follows a high-profile murder case involving a refugee suspect.

Reports of intensified harassment have fed suspicions that Pakistan is pushing out long-term refugees in what could be the the world's largest forced migration.

The deal will help ease Europe's migration crisis, but rights groups say Afghanistan will struggle to cope.

Her arrest for having false ID draws attention to the millions of Afghan refugees living precariously across the border.

Afghans make up one of the world's largest refugee populations by nationality.

More than 200 people have drowned trying to reach Greece from Turkey this year.

Gulwali Passarlay was just 12 when he traveled alone from Afghanistan to the U.K.

More than 3,500 people have died or gone missing at sea this year.

Ex-soldier Rob Lawrie is due back in court in January.

Thousands of Afghans fled their country in the war with Soviets and landed in makeshift camps in Iran where they still reside today.