Afghanistan: Climate Change and Migration - The Interlinks of These Two Phenomena in the Context of Afghanistan

Sep 29, 2020 | Alias Wardak, Afghanistan Times
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Afghanistan is suffering for more than four decades from a devastating war that cannot be limited to the country's boundaries, but that has regional and even international dimensions. Starting with the Coup d'état by the Communist Party in 1978 and the Soviet Union's subsequent invasion, millions of Afghans were forced to live their country and migrate. The major part migrated to Pakistan and Iran, and only a minor portion could find refuge in Europe and the United States. This process continued to be the case due to the civil war and during the Taliban rule in Afghanistan until the late 1990s.  Conflict-induced migration will continue to be the leading cause in Afghanistan's case, as proven by the recent flow of migrants into Europe in years between 2015 to 2017. Still, thousands of Afghans are waiting in refugee camps in Greece and Turkey to reach their final destination-mainly Central Europe.