US has asked Guyana to accept some Afghan refugees

Hugh Todd

Following the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has been in talks with both Guyana and Suriname to accept refugees who failed to meet entry requirements for admission into the US.

However, the Guyanese government has largely remained silent about the request which was made some time back in September.

Yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd told the Sunday Stabroek that he is aware that there was a meeting sometime in September but there has not been any movement in the process.