Amnesty says 30 Afghans forcibly returned from Turkey

Amnesty International accused Turkey on Wednesday of forcibly returning some thirty Afghan asylum-seekers to Afghanistan despite them fearing Taliban attacks, soon after a migration agreement was reached with the European Union.

Last week, the European Union sealed a deal with Turkey, criticized by human rights groups, that was intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara.

"Turkey's forcible return of around 30 Afghan asylum seekers just hours after the European Union-Turkey refugee deal came into force shows that implementing the deal would risk refugees' lives from the word go," the human rights group said.

The Turkish foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. - Read More

Amnesty says 30 Afghans forcibly returned from Turkey

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