War and poverty continue to drive youth out of country
Frightened by the escalating violence and lured by human smugglers, more and more youngsters are resorting to embark on the dangerous routes of irregular migration from Afghanistan.
Frightened by the escalating violence and lured by human smugglers, more and more youngsters are resorting to embark on the dangerous routes of irregular migration from Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – The fate of many Afghan refugees remains in limbo as they continue to struggle for legal documents to stay, work and study there.
KABUL (SW) – The outbreak of coronavirus has doubled the sufferings of Afghan asylum seekers in many European countries.
ANKARA (SW) – The plight of Afghan migrants abroad has never been perfect, but the spread of the coronavirus has made the situation worse.
“He wished to go to Europe, but never returned”, this is an excerpt from the words of a sister (Mina) who has lost her brother (Noor Ahmad) to irregular migration.
Dodging death multiple times, Wali did eventually reach France, but he has not been able to get a job yet
Tariq worked for a private media outlet, but left his family and country due to repeated threats to his life and went to Iran and from there to Turkey.
Abdullah said the systematic discrimination within the government and among the country’s citizens led him to decide to migrate in the first place.
He went to Iran for the last time two years ago through irregular immigration, but not only did his aspirations to continue his education not come true, but his economic situation further deteriorated.
Some 1022 residents of Ghor province were deported back to Afghanistan from Iran, Turkey and Pakistan in the first nine months of this year alone.