Scammers are preying on Afghans desperate to leave their country
They promise safe passage to Western countries for a few thousand dollars
AISHA SULTANA is a 25-year-old Afghan woman who worked in her country’s parliament until mid-August. That was when Kabul, the capital, fell to the Taliban. She has been in hiding ever since, moving between relatives’ homes with her younger sisters. The family has reason to fear. Their father was an officer in the Afghan army (he was killed in a suicide-bombing). Their brothers, who are also in hiding, served in the special forces. These links do not endear them to their new rulers.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “No way out”
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