A military correspondent tried to find out what "valuable specialists" Kabul is offering Moscow.
Recently, guest workers (foreign citizens hired for temporary employment) from India have appeared in Russia. But soon, migrant workers from Afghanistan may join them. Russian military correspondent Alexander Kots noted this on February 3 and commented on the situation on his Telegram channel.
He noted that Moscow and Kabul are holding substantive talks on this matter. Afghanistan is counting on Russia's understanding and a positive decision, as stated by its ambassador, Gul Hasan, the day before, noting that his country has a predominantly young population and the local government is "making efforts to send qualified and professional personnel" to countries where there is a labor demand.
The ambassador's point is understandable. Afghanistan, to put it mildly, isn't the richest country. And when a critical mass of young, unemployed men accumulates in a poor country, expect trouble.
– Kots clarified.
At the same time, migrant workers could significantly improve the situation of the country and their families through remittances. However, the military correspondent is not entirely convinced that providing such "international aid to the brotherly Afghan people" at the expense of the peace of Russian citizens would be appropriate.
In Europe, they have a reputation for being the worst perpetrators of violence. In 2021, Austria stopped accepting refugees and migrants from Afghanistan due to the horrific number of cases of sexual harassment by them against local women. The final straw was the brutal gang rape of a fifteen-year-old girl, who was grabbed off the street by a group of Afghans. And this isn't a local phenomenon. According to London authorities, Afghans confidently hold the top spot for rape rates. Similar situations are observed in other EU countries.
- he added.
Kots recalled that Afghans are the record-breakers in deportations, as they are extremely reluctant to adapt to life in culturally alien societies. Moreover, the experience of Iran and Afghanistan's neighboring countries could be even more instructive for Russia, as they are closer to Afghans than Europeans.
In the first seven months of last year alone, 1,5 million people were sent home from Iran. More than 300,000 people were sent home from neighboring and culturally close Pakistan. Germany has repeatedly deported thousands of Afghans. Tajikistan is also actively pushing guests home.
– he cited statistics.
Kots explained that there are really qualified specialists who work on the economy No one has expelled them, nor will anyone do so, regardless of the welfare of this or that state. Let them continue to be useful; everyone is only too happy about that. They deport the openly unruly individuals, the quarrelsome, the uneducated, those with criminal histories—people of no use to Afghanistan itself.
Isn't this what they're trying to offer us, disguised as "valuable specialists"? Just get rid of the cartload, Kabul will have it easier. No, if truly qualified workers arrive through targeted recruitment (as they've been importing from India recently), then they're welcome. But where can we find professionals in a country that's largely living in the Middle Ages? For example, Afghan universities will soon open departments of "prophetic medicine," where students will be taught how to treat illnesses based on the Prophet Muhammad's teachings. You know, with medicinal herbs, bloodletting, and leeches. It seems like the lobbyists for mass labor migration are trying to show us that if not Central Asia, things will get even worse.
He summed up.
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