Airbnb will provide 20,000 houses for refugees from Afghanistan to use for free, which is a continuation of their program to provide temporary housing for health workers related to the Corona pandemic.
This step they took to help overcome the crisis caused by the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan, which has made many residents flee to other countries, following the withdrawal of the US military from the country.
"It's clear that the issue of Afghan refugees in the United States and elsewhere is becoming a humanitarian crisis -- and in the face of this need, our community stands ready to help," Airbnb wrote in its announcement.
Previously, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, via his Twitter account, was also looking for homeowner partners who wanted to help refugees from Afghanistan. Mainly because the housing program still relies on permission from the homeowners.
Of course the owner of the house will get paid if the house is used to accommodate refugees. The fee will be paid by Airbnb and Airbnb.org (Airbnb's nonprofit organization), with funding from Chesky and donors from Airbnb.org's Refugee Fund.
Chesky did not reveal the specific duration of this program, but he stated that his party would provide support to 20,000 refugees for whatever time was needed.
Reported by The Verge, Thursday (26/8/2021) Airbnb's move follows a number of other technology companies such as Facebook and Clubhouse. They secure their users living in Afghanistan by hiding their friends list and deleting personal information from their profiles.
Based on radar monitoring, many other countries' aircraft were also unlucky and their evacuation efforts failed.
Several planes taking part in the mission to evacuate people from Kabul were diverted near the Pakistani border, with no official reason why flights were routed around the country's airspace.