{"id":18871,"date":"2021-08-17T11:49:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18871"},"modified":"2021-08-17T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:50:50","slug":"kosovo-announces-decision-to-take-in-afghans-fleeing-the-taliban-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-announces-decision-to-take-in-afghans-fleeing-the-taliban-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo announces decision to take in Afghans fleeing the Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kosovo government has just announced their decision to temporarily shelter Afghan citizens and their families, who are fleeing their country out of fear from the Taliban regime, seeing that they have worked as collaborators to the US and NATO forces.<\/p>\n<p>The decision of the Kosovo government was announced by the minister of foreign affairs, Xhelal Sve\u00e7la.<\/p>\n<p>Sve\u00e7la stated that Kosovo will make an effort in order to offer its help by respecting all the principles of international human rights for persons whose lives are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was also commended by the leader of the opposition party LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku.<\/p>\n<p>Through a post on Facebook, he called this decision \u201cjust and necessary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Albania and North Macedonia have also come out with statements that they are willing to receive and temporarily shelter Afghan political emigrants.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there are several Kosovar citizens currently stranded in Afghanistan, around 100 citizens from North Macedonia and one from Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_170_6bb zmadhim-teksti vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_178_666 wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span9\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_180_6ee td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_180_6ee\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/16\/around-250-afghans-to-arrive-in-albania-by-the-end-of-the-week\/\">Around 250 Afghans to arrive in Albania by the end of the week<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/16\/there-are-no-albanians-in-afghanistan-confirms-mfa-for-euronews-albania\/\">An Albanian citizen is currently stranded in Afghanistan, says MFA for Euronews Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/15\/albania-kosovo-north-macedonia-and-canada-offers-their-willingness-to-shelter-afghan-aids\/\">Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Canada offer to shelter Afghan aids<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kosovo government has just announced their decision to temporarily shelter Afghan citizens and their families, who are fleeing their country out of fear from the Taliban regime, seeing that they have worked as collaborators to the US and NATO forces. 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