Uzbekistan bracing for possible Afghan refugee crisis
Eurasianet
04 Jul 2021, 05:49 GMT+10
A tent city has been erected outside the southern Uzbekistan city of Termez, apparently in advance of an anticipated flow of refugees from bordering Afghanistan, large parts of which are currently gripped by fighting between government and Taliban forces, local residents have said.
Termez-based journalist Abror Kurbanmuradov, who on July 3 visited an area near the Hairaton border outpost, the only official crossing from Afghanistan, told Eurasianet that he was not permitted to view the tents, but that officials with the security services confirmed the presence of the camp. The [State Security Services] officer said the tents had been put up in case of emergency or unexpected developments, Kurbanmuradov said. There is no one in the tents yet.
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