INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that from April to June this year, more than 532,000 people left
Afghanistan.The organization said in a report that more than 858,000 people entered the country during the period.Afghan nationals not only
seek economic opportunities, international protection and safety in these countries, but often visit family or participate in short-term
travel for health and other reasons, IOM said.Meanwhile, the US State Department said on Thursday that the US is trying to process Afghan
applicants eligible for relocation to the US swiftly.&For Afghan allies and partners who may be eligible for relocation to the United States
through the various sort of pathways that may exist, whether it be SIVs or others, we continue to focus on doing everything we can to
process those applicants as swiftly as possible,& State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters
&We of course appreciate the partnership of certain host countries, in this case of Pakistan, and we&ll continue to do everything we can to
process those quickly and efficiently.&The IOM report also stated that recently, policies and statements by officials of Iran and Pakistan
have impacted movements to and from Afghanistan.The post More than half a million people left Afghanistan in last three months: IOM first
