Dead body of an Afghan refugee found in Van

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The dead body of a refugee from Afghanistan has been found in the district of Muradiye in Turkey eastern province of Van.

As reported by Mezopotamya Agency (MA), the dead body of the refugee was found by a citizen grazing cattle in the evening hours.

After the incident was reported to the authorities, a funeral coach was referred to the scene of the incident. The deceased body has been taken to the Van Regional Training and Research Hospital for autopsy.

Turkey is putting up a wall

Since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States (US) decided to end their operations in Afghanistan, the Taliban has registered territorial gains, leading to the escalating situation in the country and increasing numbers of Afghan refugees in Turkey.

On the other side, walls are planned to be built, as announced by the Van Governor, along the 295-kilometer Turkey-Iran border.

Last week, the Governor's Office of Van announced that 34 thousand migrants in total crossed the border into Turkey in 2021. According to a report released by the United Nations (UN) in July, 783 civilians died and 1,609 people were wounded in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2021.

In recent statements about the influx of Afghan refugees to Turkey through Iran, Belgium's Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi stated that the Turkey-European Union (EU) deal for Syrian refugees should be expanded to include Afghan refugees as well.

Speaking to Germany's daily BILD, Austria's Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz also said, "With all due respect, if people are forced to flee, I think neighboring states like Turkey or other safe parts of Afghanistan are definitely a better place than Austria, Germany or Sweden." (RT/SD)