Israel signs statement demanding safety for Afghan refugees

The US State Department initiated a statement demanding safety for those trying to leave Afghanistan. Israel and over 70 other countries have endorsed the message to the Taliban.

 Afghan refugees who supported Canada’s mission in Afghanistan are greeted before boarding a bus after arriving in Canada on a Canadian Forces CC-177 Globemaster transport plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada August 4, 2021. (photo credit: CPL RACHAEL ALLEN/CANADIAN FORCES CIOMBAT CAMERA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
Afghan refugees who supported Canada’s mission in Afghanistan are greeted before boarding a bus after arriving in Canada on a Canadian Forces CC-177 Globemaster transport plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada August 4, 2021.
(photo credit: CPL RACHAEL ALLEN/CANADIAN FORCES CIOMBAT CAMERA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Israel signed on to a statement initiated by the US State Department and endorsed by over 70 countries calling "on all parties to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country."

"Those in positions of power and authority across Afghanistan bear responsibility—and accountability—for the protection of human life and property, and for the immediate restoration of security and civil order," the statement reads. "The Afghan people deserve to live in safety, security and dignity.  We in the international community stand ready to assist them."

The Foreign Ministry did not send out the statement or post it on its website or social media accounts, but a ministry spokesman confirmed that Israel signed it on Monday, a day after the State Department published it.