The New York Times asks experts for their view about whether the United States should be responsible for Afghan refugees.
Robert Crews, Faculty Director of the Abbassi Program in Islamic Studies, argues that the U.S. bears a responsibility to resettle a significant portion of Afghan migrants. Read his full response.
"Ignoring Afghanistan's problems will not make them go away. It is more urgent than ever for Washington to acknowledge that American policies are principally responsible for the dismal state of this country today."
Crews is the author of Afghan Modern: The History of a Global Nation.