Fields in eastern Turkey are increasingly crowded with refugees from Afghanistan as those who fled the Taliban takeover of Kabul begin to trickle in after weeks of travel across Iran. Meanwhile, the Turkish government is working to secure its borders to prevent more refugees from entering the country. For VOA, Yan Boechat has this visual story from Van, Turkey, and the Turkish border with Iran.
Exhausted, Hungry and Hurt: Afghans Seek Refuge in Turkey
- By Yan Boechat
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This man shows a tattoo of his fiancee's initials, saying he hopes to one day go back to Afghanistan to collect her, Aug. 31, 2021, in eastern Turkey.
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Single young men from Afghanistan who recently arrived in eastern Turkey hide out, Aug. 31, 2021. Families more often have the chance to apply for legal refugee status.
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Young men often say they fled Afghanistan, leaving their parents behind, because the Taliban had targeted them as former or potential fighters against the group, in eastern Turkey, Aug. 31, 2021.
