Mexico takes in fleeing Afghan journalists, including from N.Y. Times


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Aug 2021

Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard welcomes media workers from Afghanistan during a news conference, after their arrival in Mexico to apply for humanitarian status, at the Benito Juarez International airport in Mexico City, Mexico, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico received 124 media workers and their family members from Afghanistan, including New York Times journalists, the government said on Wednesday, as people flee after the Taliban militant group's takeover.

They arrived at Mexico City's international airport early on Wednesday morning, where Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard waited to greet them.

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