Greece, unlike Germany and UK, has decided to keep hard working Afghans out

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Greece erects fence at Turkey border amid warnings of Afghan migrant surge​

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View of a border fence between Greece and Turkey, in Alexandroupolis, Greece, 10 August 2021
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image captionPart of the fence erected in the Evros region at Greece's border with Turkey
Greece has installed a 40km (25-mile) fence and surveillance system on its border with Turkey amid concern over a surge of migrants from Afghanistan.
"We cannot wait, passively, for the possible impact," Greece's Citizens' Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said on a visit to the region of Evros on Friday.
"Our borders will remain inviolable."
His comments came as Turkey called on European countries to take responsibility for Afghan migrants.
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In a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a sharp increase in people leaving Afghanistan could pose "a serious challenge for everyone".
"A new wave of migration is inevitable if the necessary measures are not taken in Afghanistan and in Iran," Mr Erdogan said.

The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, an Islamist militant group, has left some fearing for their lives and seeking to escape the country, often by any means necessary.
Mr Chrisochoidis said the crisis had created new "possibilities for migrant flows" into Europe.
 
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