The French president has been criticised for warning of what he called "irregular migrant flows" towards Europe as people flee Afghanistan following the taking of the capital Kabul by the Taliban.
Emmanuel Macron made the comments during a primetime speech on Monday evening.
From FSN's bureau in Paris, Ross Cullen reports.
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