Return from Iran with empty hands, broken back
KABUL (SW) – Dawood has been struggling to survive and work for many years, but his broken back does not help him anymore.
KABUL (SW) – Dawood has been struggling to survive and work for many years, but his broken back does not help him anymore.
JALALABAD (SW) – The simple uttering of word ‘trafficking’ would make him shiver with haunting memories of the treacherous path he once followed with unknown people for an unknown destination.
KABUL (SW) – Following the rise of insecurity in the country and the resulting poverty, immigration has been on the rise in recent years.
KABUL (SW) – It is not only poverty, war and unemployment that drives young people into irregular migrations, but in some cases, people with jobs also accept the risk of irregular migration at the expense of their own lives.
KABUL (SW) – Sharif is a 35-year-old man who, many years ago, embarked on the thorny path of irregular immigration along with his wife and three children to Iran and Turkey.
KABUL (SW) – A rare new addition of bright blue buses with ‘Chahar Magz’ (walnut) written on face of it has grabbed attention of Kabul residents who are used to otherwise rusted old buses for commuting.
KABUL (SW) – “When I returned from the Syrian war, my life took a complete new turn to the point when struggle for survival seemed difficult and overwhelming.
KABUL (SW) – Poverty, unemployment and insecurity have led many Afghan youngsters, including the educated ones, to pursue irregular migration routes.
KABUL (SW) – Generally, the phenomenon of immigration has had negative reflections among the people, but there are also those who have returned to their country with new skills that have benefited their families and their communities.
KABUL (SW) – Habib (a pseudonym) is a young man who, three years ago, embarked on high-risk path without any prior knowledge of the difficulties of irregular migration, and handed himself to smugglers.
KABUL (SW) – Reza Bayeri, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, has announced a new comprehensive Immigration Policy Sub-Plan has been worked upon to make things easier for immigrants and returnees.
KHOST CITY (SW) – Nearly a decade ago, two of the Khost residents, Alif Noor and Noor Mohammad moved to the United States through legal means, stayed, studied and worked there to become American citizens.