Mr. Hassan Ali Faiz:

I again ask the committee to communicate the issue of not recognising the Taliban regime to other countries because this regime is in no way acceptable to any Afghan. Almost all human rights projects were funded by EU member states but when it comes to the evacuation of human rights defenders, unfortunately, they fall short badly. I have not implemented any US project on human rights this year. There was only one. Finally, I was able to board a US aeroplane and finally ended up here in Ireland. Like me, there are other human rights defenders who boarded the US aeroplane and ended up here in Ireland or other parts of Europe. The EU left us behind so badly, and many human rights defenders have been left so disappointed. I ask the committee to communicate our message to other EU member states that if they were supposed to do something, they should have done it really responsibly. They should have done that responsibly in the first place. Leaving that behind will have repercussions. I know human rights defenders who are fighting for their rights in eastern Europe, Latin America and south and south-east Asia. The lesson for them will be a very bad one that will really discourage them. I would like the committee to communicate this message to other EU member states.