Iran, Pakistan and America return Afghan refugees to Taliban rule, where they could face persecution. Afghans who had fled decades ago are now being pushed back to Taliban-occupied Afghanistan as Iran, Pakistan, or the US turn their backs on them.
With refugees once promised security now being deported into crisis, why are these nations opting to drop them, and what does this say about the state of asylum globally?
This segment was produced by Remas Alhawari and Marcos Bartolomé with Leonidas Sofogiannis, Kisaa Zehra, Melanie Marich, Sarí el-Khalili, and guest host Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Alexandra Locke.
The producers of Take include Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Haleema Shah, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Remas Alhawari, Marya Khan, and Kisaa Zehra.
Our guest host is Kevin Hirten. Our engagement producers include Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik serves as the lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem are our video editors. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is head of audio at Al Jazeera.
