Airbnb opened the doors of its properties to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally Tuesday and sought assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company for more free housing for those fleeing the crisis.

�The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,� said CEO Brian Chesky on Twitter. �I hope this inspires other business leaders to do the same. There�s no time to waste.�

The UN Refugee Agency said last month that an estimated 270,000 Afghans had been newly displaced inside the country since January � primarily due to insecurity and violence � bringing the total uprooted population to over 3.5 million.

White House officials said 28 U.S. military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out of Taliban-held Afghanistan over 24 hours that ended early Monday morning, and 15 C-17 flights over the next 12 hours brought out another 6,660.

Airbnb has a history of making free shelter to those in need through its Airbnb.org.

Since 2012, Airbnb.org has housed 75,000 people fleeing or responding to a crisis, from COVID-19 health workers and earthquake or fire evacuees or responders, to refugees.

Hosts are allowed to sign up for the program through Airbnb.org.

�If you�re willing to host a refugee family, reach out and I�ll connect you with the right people here to make it happen!,� Chesky wrote Tuesday.

Airbnb operates in approximately 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the world.

(AP)