Paralympic head says no safe way to bring Afghan athletes to Tokyo

International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said Thursday his organization has no means to safely bring athletes from Afghanistan to Tokyo to compete after the Taliban seized control of the country.Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Parsons said the IPC has been in contact with Afghanistan's national Paralympic committee and the chef de mission, who has called for support from organizers of the games starting next week."We are assessing the situation and so far we believe that at the moment, we don't have a way to bring the Afghani athletes to Tokyo in a safe way for them,…READ FULL ARTICLE