Turkey Says It Won’t Be ‘Waiting Room’ for Afghan Refugees
- Afghans are escaping Taliban advance following U.S. withdrawal
- Turkey already hosts world’s largest refugee population
U.S. forces are preparing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end August.
Source: U.S. Army
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Turkey on Wednesday blasted the U.S. for recommending that Afghans fearful of a vengeful Taliban seek asylum in America from third countries.
“Turkey does not, and will not, serve as any country’s waiting room,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director, Fahrettin Altun, told Bloomberg on Wednesday. “We will continue to do everything in our power to preserve the safety of our borders.”