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Around November 2015, some European countries restricted family reunions for refugees, and started campaigns to dissuade people worldwide to migrate to Europe. EU leaders also quietly encouraged Balkan governments to only allow nationals from the most war-torn countries (Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq) to pass into the EU. [49]
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe, namely from the Middle East.An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request asylum, [2] the most in a single year since World War II. [3]
English: CIA World Factbook Political World Map. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. (The October 2016 PDF contains a bitmap version, not vector. And February 2021 PDF version is partially vector, and partially bitmap.)
Some are nationals and citizens of the countries in those continents, especially those in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. [46] [47] [45] Traditionally, the borders between Afghanistan and its southern and eastern neighboring countries have been fluid and vague. [48]
During the early weeks of the migrant crisis, Belarusian border guards told journalists that they got orders to encourage not only illegal migration, but also cigarette smuggling. [48] In May 2021, Polish customs found the largest cigarette shipment ever in a rail container estimated at US$10 million (~$11.1 million in 2023). [297]
In the resolution, the Security Council expressed its deep concern regarding the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. It noted that the situation in the country continued to constitute a threat to international peace and security, called on all parties in all circumstances to respect the human rights of all individuals, and demanded that ...
School officials have raised concerns about 16 adults and 24 students from the Cajon Valley Union School District in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon.
The worsening situation involving Afghan migrants and refugees in Europe resulted in politicians openly stating that Afghans will no longer be welcomed in their individual countries. [21] Another Afghan refugee was quoted stating the sentiment against Afghans was so bad that they were better off going back to Afghanistan rather than "facing ...