Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital’s airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government. Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP
Top global law firms have rallied to collaborate on a joint response offering pro bono support for displacement relief efforts in Afghanistan, after the Western-backed Afghan government surrendered to the Taliban over the weekend.
According to several people with knowledge of the matter, European lawyers at a number of large law firms including the likes of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Dentons; Weil Gotshal & Manges; and Debevoise & Plimpton have been contacted regarding a coordinated response to the events unfolding in Afghanistan.
