Here is an article that puzzled me. It seems that millions of Afghans left Afghanistan, some at least 25 years ago, and sought refuge in Iran. Now Iran wants them all out. Many have voluntarily returned to Afghanistan but Kabul isn’t ready for a huge wave all at once. What really caught my eye was the last couple of lines in the story.
Since 2002, some 4 million refugees have returned to Afghanistan under a coordinated voluntary repatriation of refugees from Iran and Pakistan. They receive limited assistance from the UNHCR to resettle in their homeland.
Why would the UNHCR (United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees) not help these people, especially since the UN has such a cozy relationship with the Ahmadinijad regime (or is that just all about embarassing the US with speeches)? Here are my guesses:
a) Helping the Afghanis go home would indicate their homeland is improving since the US pushed the Taliban into the mountains. Giving the US any credit is not part of the UN agenda.
b) There are no big bucks involved from a guilt ridden country. Can’t soak the US taxpayer for this as they are for the Iraqi displaced persons.
c) They would be moving Muslim refugees from one Muslim country to another instead of moving Muslims to the west.
d) The UN is afraid of Iran.
Maybe its a combination of all the above? I invite our readers to suggest your guesses, or if you know the answer tell us!