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方恩格 Ross Feingold／顾问、美国律师、前美国共和党亚太区主席
在阿富汗喀布尔迅速发展的事件中，台湾人很可能将此事件与1975年美国从西贡迅速撤离以及美国对台湾安全承诺意味著什么进行比较。这肯定会在未来几天和几个月在台湾内部和海外的「台湾观察者」之间不断讨论。
更直接的是，需要处理许多阿富汗人的撤离，他们与美国和其他国家合作并担心他们的安全，这为台湾创造了机会，以证明它可以在需要时帮助美国和国际社会。
首先，美国目前需要援助。在美国最近向台湾捐赠新冠疫苗之后，现在是台湾做出重大互惠姿态的理想时机，超越了新闻稿、社交媒体上的声明、视频或提供现金。
其次，台湾最近在援助难民方面也有类似的经验。 2018年，台湾於2017年与澳大利亚达成协议，为被澳大利亚抓获并试图非法入境而被关押在诺鲁拘留中心的难民提供医疗服务。由於诺鲁难民被关押的条件，台湾参与该计画引起了国际媒体的负面关注。台湾可以通过允许阿富汗难民暂时留在台湾来扭转这种损害。
第三，近年来台湾政府努力将台湾作为马来西亚、印尼和中东穆斯林旅游的观光地。通过帮助阿富汗难民，台湾可以向穆斯林世界表明，台湾真诚地寻求成为朋友，而不仅仅是一个观光旅游地。外交部长吴钊燮最近接受科威特媒体采访，在中国的压力下，随后从其网站上删除后，现在这样做尤其及时。台湾可以表明它已经从这起涉及穆斯林国家的事件中继续前进。
第四，近期塔利班代表团访华和王毅的评论表明，中方计划对塔利班领导的新政府采取「一切照旧」的应对措施。与其他国家最近几天撤离外交官、军事人员和侨民不同，中国的外交官和公司将继续留在阿富汗，中国会与神学士新政权保持互动甚至建交。台湾不需要担心收容阿富汗难民会对与阿富汗新政府的双边关系产生影响，因为新政府和台湾都不会寻求双边关系。
最后，也许是最重要的一点，如果台海发生军事冲突，台湾的领导人和官员可能会同样寻求其他地方的安全协助。显然，从台湾撤离2300万人是不可能的。但是，如果在两岸长期对抗之前，某些人需要搬迁，国际社会将记住台湾在类似情况下帮助他人的努力。
英文全文：
Why Taiwan Needs to Accept Afghan Refugees
By Ross Darrell Feingold Former Asia Chairman Republicans Abroad
Amid rapidly unfolding events in Kabul here in Taiwan people are likely to compare the events to the rapid evacuation of US personnel from Saigon in 1975 and what it means for the United States’ commitment to Taiwan’s security. This discussion is sure to occur in the coming days and months both in Taiwan and among “Taiwan watchers” outside Taiwan.
More immediately the need to process the many Afghanis who worked with the United States and other countries and fearing for their safety must evacuate Afghanistan creates an opportunity for Taiwan to prove that it can help the United States and international community in a time of need.
Taiwan can immediately offer to temporarily (though not permanently) host Afghani refugees pending their relocation to other countries and there are several reasons why Taiwan should do this. The cost to do this is minimal but the benefit to Taiwan might be great.
For starters the United States needs the assistance at the current time. Following recent COVID-19 vaccine donations by the United Sates to Taiwan the timing is ideal for a significant reciprocal gesture by Taiwan that goes beyond press releases statements on social media videos or offering cash.
Secondly Taiwan has recent similar experience assisting refugees. In 2018 Taiwan entered into an agreement with Australia in 2017 to provide medical care to refugees caught by Australia trying to illegally enter the country who are held in detention centers on Nauru. Due to the conditions in which the refugees are held on Nauru Taiwan’s participation in this program attracted negative international media attention. Taiwan can reverse some of this damage by allowing Afghan refugees to temporarily stay in Taiwan.
Third in recent years the Taiwan government has made efforts to market Taiwan as a destination for Muslim tourists from Malaysia Indonesia and the middle east. By assisting Afghan refugees Taiwan can demonstrate to the Muslim world that Taiwan sincerely seeks to be a friend and not just a tourist destination. Doing this now is especially timely after the recent incident in which foreign minister Joseph Wu’s interview with a Kuwaiti publication was subsequently removed from its website under pressure from China. Taiwan can show that it has moved on from this incident involving a Muslim country.
Fourth the recent visit to China of a Taliban delegation and comments by Wang Yi indicate that China plans for a “business as usual” response to a new Taliban-led government. Unlike other countries that in recent days evacuated diplomats and remaining military personnel along with the evacuation of Afghan nationals who assisted these countries China’s diplomats and companies will remain in Afghanistan. Taiwan does not need to worry about the effect hosting Afghans refugees could have on bilateral relations with the new Afghan government because neither the new government nor Taiwan seek a bilateral relationship.
Finally and perhaps most importantly in the event of a military conflict between China and Taiwan there will be political leaders and other persons from Taiwan who might similarly seek safety elsewhere. Obviously it is impossible to evacuate 23 million people from Taiwan. However if prior to or during a prolonged conflict between China and Taiwan certain persons need to relocate the international community will remember Taiwan’s efforts to assist others under similar circumstances.
