In a new publication, issued on Thursday 16 September, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) says that while Syrians still constituted the largest group of asylum seekers in EU+ countries in July, the gap with Afghans has continued to narrow.
With 7,300 applications, Afghans submitted many more applications in July than in previous months (+21% compared to June and double compared to February), even before the fall of Kabul. The total number of applications reached its highest level...