AlHijjah 23, 1436, Oct 7, 2015, SPA-- The U.N. refugee chief Wednesday appealed to the international community to refocus its attention on Afghanistan, saying that it would be dangerous to ignore the country. "We are here because we want the international community to refocus on a situation that is no longer getting the attention it deserves, and because we believe that to ignore Afghanistan would be a dangerous mistake, regardless of the urgency and scale of other, newer crises," Antonio Guterres told members of the U.N. refugee agency's (UNHCR) executive committee during a meeting on the Afghan refugee situation. "UNHCR has a special relationship with Afghanistan and with the two countries that have taken in 95 percent of Afghan refugees – the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan," Guterres said. The meeting focused on how to create the conditions necessary for Afghan refugees to go home and reintegrate to regions where security allows.
