Kazakhstan will not accept refugees from Afghanistan

President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev said that “the question of the adoption of refugees from Afghanistan, who worked with the US administration was not solved positively,” reports orda.kz.

“Regarding the question of shelter Afghan refugees who worked with the American administration to an indefinite amount of time, or 2 months, whether 3 months, or six months. This question was not resolved by us, because there was Very many nuances associated with the sovereignty of Kazakhstan, and the people who had to arrive in the territory of Kazakhstan were without the relevant entry visas, “said Tokayev during the Eastern Economic Forum-2021.

Also, the President noted that “Logistics itself did not allow to solve this issue positively.”