Traveling to Ireland, Emmanuel Macron caught up with the Afghan crisis

The President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, August 26, 2021 in Dublin.

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Currently in Dublin, the French president has been caught up again by the crisis in Afghanistan, where a deadly attack was claimed by the Islamic State organization on Thursday August 26 at Kabul airport.

The head of state, criticized by the opposition, once again wanted to show that he was on the move.

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With our special correspondent in Dublin,

Valérie Gas

The attacks of his political opponents, Emmanuel Macron tries to act as if they do not reach him.

" 

There is a part of the political class who say that we are naive, a part which says that we are inhuman, it is therefore that we must be fair 

", he declared.

In his sights: the left, but especially the right, and in particular

Xavier Bertrand

, presidential candidate, who keeps calling into question his management of the Afghan crisis.

In Dublin, alongside the Irish Prime Minister, the Head of State therefore tried to maintain his posture above the political fray.

►Read also: Deadly explosions near Kabul airport

A president in charge in the face of an extremely difficult situation, and forced to make choices such as closing the French embassy in Kabul.

" 

Given security reasons, the French ambassador will not stay in Afghanistan for the moment, 

" Emmanuel Macron announced.

The Predict of the Republic promises despite everything to continue to do everything to try to exfiltrate the Afghans in danger.

Responding to the humanitarian emergency is the first objective of Emmanuel Macron, who also continues to claim the need to prepare for the other

consequences of the Afghan crisis

.

Mr.

Emmanuel Macron, August 26, 2021 in Dublin, Ireland

I do not want us to be under migratory pressure, I have never used terms on this subject that were bombastic.

We know that there will be migratory movements, there will be irregular flows.

The head of state wants to show that he does not deviate from his line on Afghanistan, whatever the cost.

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