The Taliban's victory in Afghanistan has become a ray of hope
for many Afghan asylum seekers. Afghans who have envisaged political asylum in
other countries, such as Australia, Canada, the United States, the United
Kingdom and European Union, for many years, seem to be realizing that the
developments may benefit them. This is largely due to the fact that a large
number of Afghans live in western countries and they are bringing more Afghans
there. A campaign has been launched on social media, print media and electronic
media to resettle Afghans. Many NGOs working for human rights and refugee
organizations are singing the song for resettling only Afghan refugees but they
are forgetting the refugees from Iraq, Myanmar, Palestine, Syria, Africa,
Pakistan and other countries. Millions of refugees from other countries have
protested on social media as to why only Afghans are being resettled considering
them oppressed which these organizations have turned their back on refugees from
other countries. Presently millions of refugees in Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand,
Bangladesh, Turkey and Indonesia have been waiting for resettlement in countries
such as the United States, Canada, the UK, Japan, Europe and New Zealand for
more than a decade. Bypassing these unfortunate souls, only Afghans are being
resettled which seems to be discrimination. As a refugee journalist, I see such
resettlement as a violation of merit by depriving other migrants of their
rights, as millions of refugees recognized by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have lost hope while awaiting resettlement.
Thousands who have faced untold miseries for resettlement are being ignored by
NGOs, and western countries. Almost all human rights NGOs and developed
countries are giving undue importance to media as they would divert their
attention to the issue which is highlighted in media and ignore what is
considered less important by the media. Many countries and NGOs working for
human rights are blamed for ignoring research or practical work, they only care
about what is being highlighted in the media. I do not disagree with Afghan
citizens, but as far as I know Afghan citizens, they prefer to go to developed
countries and acquire nationalities instead of living in their own country of
birth. Whether there is peace in Afghanistan or not, but Afghans will not like
to live there at all, the occupation of Afghanistan by the Taliban and the
threat from them today is just an excuse as Taliban are not harming anyone. In
the past, the Taliban were uneducated. Nowadays, the Taliban include highly
educated people who are involved in the protection of human rights and the
implementation of women's rights in countries such as the United Nations, the
United States, Europe, Australia and the UK. Afghans also cry for resettlement
in other countries because it is difficult for them to stay in Afghanistan due
to financial difficulties. Granting refugee status to a person with financial
difficulties is a violation of human rights and UN rules and regulations.
Refugee status is given to those who are at risk for reasons such as
persecution, war or violence, race, religion, nationality or opposition to
national opinion or joining a particular group, but there is no such thing as
terrorism in Afghanistan at the moment. It is happening in Iraq, Palestine,
Syria, Myanmar and African countries by ISIS Daesh group but not by Afghan
Taliban. The world has not yet learned to differentiate between ISIS and the
Afghan Taliban. ISIS is involved in killing of innocent people and terrorism,
while the Afghan Taliban raise their voices for their rights and religion. The
Afghan Taliban do not fight anyone without a reason, nor do they assert their
power in the same way as ISIS. The solution is to reduce the number of refugees
who have been living in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand for years. Host
countries and UNHCR (who signed the 1951 Refugee Convention) should be
pressurized to resettle these refugees immediately in other countries. Or a
timeframe should be taken from these NGOs and countries for how long they will
resettle after settling the refugees on their land. Because resettlement is the
right of every refugee. My suggestion is that if China and Russia also start
resettling refugees in their countries by contributing to human rights laws,
then half of the refugee crisis from all over the world can be resolved. And if
China and Russia take these steps, no one will be able to stop these two
countries from becoming superpowers, and in the same way, these countries can
take the crown of human rights. This will restore the lost ground of these two
countries and they will be looked upon with respect. Because at the moment,
except Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, Arab countries have refused to resettle their
Muslim refugees.