Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Kabul (BNA) The special envoy of International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Afghanistan Richard Danzigar called on Hekmat Khalil Karzai the deputy in political affairs of foreign ministry of here yesterday.
During the meeting, IOM official apprised deputy to foreign ministry on the problems of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan, saying the deadly terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar has caused security concerns in Pakistan prompting officials to demand refugees return to their country.
The official also noted that IOM besides having cooperation with refugees is committed to help resolve refugees’ problems.
Expressing gratitude, Khalil Karzai said that Afghanistan government has strongly condemned terrorist attack but said that refugees should not be harassed on the excuse of terror activities.
Afterwards, the IOM envoy said that the entity besides assisting Afghan government in the field of refugees is also ready to help in capacity building the employees of electronic passport and electronic national identity card.
