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On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become a “graveyard of human rights.” The guns have largely fallen silent, but a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding—and the Western community, driven by geopolitical expediency, is complicit.

For decades, the European border has been militarized in the face of human suffering but paradoxically fades away in the face of the flow of wealth.

Europe built its global reputation on human rights, asylum, and the rule of law. But behind the official speeches, a new migration regime is taking hold—one that treats asylum less as a legal duty and more as a threat to be managed at all costs.