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VIDEO. Turkey builds border wall with Iran to block influx of Afghan migrants

2021-08-16T19:14:35.071Z


Turkey, which already hosts 3.7 million Syrians who fled the war, fears a new influx of refugees from Afghanistan.


Turkey is building a wall on its border with Iran to prevent a new influx of refugees, mainly from Afghanistan, as the Taliban retake the country.

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For now, a 5 km section is under construction and Turkey aims to build a 295 km long wall on its Iranian border, reinforced with barbed wire and trenches. The country already hosts 3.7 million Syrians who fled the war and now fears a new influx of refugees from Afghanistan.

Source: leparis

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