The first of some 300 Afghan refugees arrived in Rome on Monday along a new humanitarian corridor organised by the Italian government and civil society, charities and international organisations, Italy’s Foreign Ministry announced. The humanitarian corridor aims to give “additional refugees and persecuted Afghans the possibility of a future in dignity and security” following the US withdrawal last August and the Taliban’s reassertion of control, the ministry said. Thousands of Afghan citizens were evacuated after the fall of Kabul, but many who risked Taliban retribution were left behind. The …

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