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Taliban fighters pictured in Laghman Province.

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On August 14, 2021, the Taliban took control of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The Taliban are an Islamic revolutionary, who two decades after being defeated by the United States, have violently seized control over Afghanistan again. As of September, over 5 million Afghans have been forced to leave their homes due to the group’s reign of terror.

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Afghan people sit on the tarmac as they hope to leave Kabul international airport.

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After the collapse of the capital, the United States launched a massive evacuation effort to help Afghans flee the country. They provided flights out of the capital, Kabul, for just over two weeks until the final airlifts on August 30.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11451718

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How many refugees and where will they go?

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How many refugees and where will they go?

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58283177

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Millions of Afghans are migrating by land across national borders to countries like Pakistan and Iran. Others have been able to flee by plane, flying to the United States or various countries in Europe.

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Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe

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Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/16/expected-afghan-influx-reopens-divisions-over-refugees-europe

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Because of the violence demonstrated by the Taliban, Afghans are forced to either leave their homes or risk their lives.

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Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration

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Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration

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The migration flow of Afghans out of Afghanistan will leave room for people that believe in the Taliban’s ideals to migrate into Afghanistan.

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Majority of migrants move a short distance

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Majority of migrants move a short distance

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The vast majority of Afghan refugees have fled by land to neighboring countries like Pakistan and Iran instead of traveling farther away.

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Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations

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Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations

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Most of the Afghan refugees that have left Asia have gone to countries with bigger populations like Germany, France, and Turkey.

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Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas

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Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas

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The majority of urban residents in Afghanistan are less migratory because the more people there are with them in a certain location, the less likely it is that they will directly be impacted by the Taliban’s actions. There is safety in numbers.

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Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults

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Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults

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Families are less likely to be migrate because it is much harder to pick up and move your whole life as a group than it is to do so as one person. It’s also much easier for a young adult to be approved for an evacuation flight than it is for an entire family.

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For the majority of countries, the farther they are from Afghanistan, the less Afghan refugees are looking to seek refuge there.

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https://www.unrefugees.org/news/where-are-afghan-refugees-going/

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Refugees can be seen leaving their country to seek asylum and protection in other countries.

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In this situation, the United States was accepting Afghans who have helped American troops in Afghanistan, so their services to the military were repaid. This gave them a much greater chance of getting flights out of the country than Afghans who have not.

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These Afghan refugees are fleeing their country due to the United States pulling out military support in Afghanistan. The new government threatens the freedom of these people and therefore pushing them out of the country.