The Taliban‘s Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, vowed on Saturday that any Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the Western-backed government are welcome to return without fear of harm.
Akhund made the offer of amnesty during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Feast of Sacrifice.” More than a million Afghans are estimated to have left the country after the Taliban took it over in 2021.
“Afghans who have left the country should return to their homeland,” he said. “Nobody will harm them.”
“Come back to your ancestral land and live in an atmosphere of peace,” he added, before instructing officials to support the return of refugees.
He said the media has made “false judgements” about the Taliban and its policies.
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