Following the takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban once again after being ousted out of power 20 years ago, Uganda has accepted to host 2,000 Afghan refugees on the request of the US government after the Taliban took over.
Davinia Anyakun, the Minister for Disaster Preparedness has confirmed the developments noting that the country is ready for the first batch which will arrive at Entebbe Airport.
“They are mostly officials in the previous government, we shall host them not in refugee camps, maybe hotels for now,” she said.
The first batch of 500 Afghans are expected to land at the Entebbe International airport with others expected to come in a few days’ time.
The Ministry of Disaster preparedness and refugees says they are prepared for their arrival with further preparations as to where they will be housed also going on.
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the US will incur all the expenses of taking care of the refugees from Afghanistan.
All the expected refugees were those Afghans who were collaborating with the US forming a government that has only lasted 20 years.
Social Media has since Sunday been watered with thousands of videos and photos showing Afghans desperately wanting to leave the country through Kabul International Airport after the Taliban captured the capital.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is defending his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan despite the quickly unfolding calamity there, vowing not to pass on the problem to a fifth U.S. president.
