Airbnb is doing its part to help 20,000 Afghan refugees around the world by giving them somewhere to stay.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky made the announcement via Twitter,
“The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up.”
According to the United Nations around 270,000, Afghans need a new home, with ver 3 million being displaced due to the increasing violence in Afghanistan following the return to Taliban ruling.
“The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time,” said Chesky. “We feel a responsibility to step up.”
“I hope this inspires other business leaders to do the same. There’s no time to waste.”
TOPSHOT – An Afghan security personnel carries a newborn baby from a hospital, at the site of an attack in Kabul on May 12, 2020. – Gunmen stormed a hospital on May 12 in an ongoing attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, a government official and a fleeing doctor said. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
As we reported, the U.S is still evacuating people out of Afghanistan despite the deadline given by the Taliban to be out by August 31 or there will be consequences.
