Ireland to accept 100 refugees from 'humanitarian crisis' in Afghanistan

Women and girls have suffered greatly since the Taliban took back control following the US exit from the country

The people will be selected using objective criteria such as including a selection of women who have exposed themselves to particular risk through their commitment to women's and human rights or their work in the spheres of justice, politics, media, education, sport or culture and are thus vulnerable. File photo: AP/Mohammed Shoaib Amin

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is "one of the worst in the world", the Tánaiste has said as he announced that Ireland will welcome 50 Afghan refugees in both 2024 and 2025.

Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the Taliban's return to power which has seen abuses of human, civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights.