Greece says will not allow 'uncontrolled' migrant flows from Afghanistan


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  • Friday, 01 Oct 2021

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi visit a disused migrant camp on the island of Samos, Greece, October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

SAMOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece will not allow a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis to unfold on its borders following the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday after visiting a new migrant camp on an island near Turkey.

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August brought fears in Europe of a replay of 2015, when nearly 1 million asylum-seekers, mostly Syrians, fled to Europe by crossing from Turkey to Greece.

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