Marlène Schiappa is Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship.
LE FIGARO.
- What did the Afghan refugees tell you that you met on Tuesday morning?
Marlène SCHIAPPA.
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Since the capture of Kabul on August 15, France has welcomed nearly 1,500 people and 500 more arrived on Tuesday.
We went, with the Prime Minister, to welcome a dozen Afghans in France since Monday with their families.
We have met, with France Terre d'Asile, women who have gone through very difficult things and who have said thank you, thank you to France.
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It should be remembered that there is a long-standing friendship between the French and Afghan peoples, perhaps linked to the admiration we have in France for the figure of Commander Massoud.
On our soil, there are currently about 45,000 Afghans, 10,000 people welcomed each year.
France is therefore the country in Europe that receives the most Afghan refugees since the rate of obtaining refugee status is
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