VILNIUS: A 22-year-old Afghan man landed in Lithuania on April 7 after reaching out to the president for help on YouTube and securing a temporary visa that paves the way for asylum.
“I heard Germany has a lot of money, but I want to be in Lithuania. I speak the language,” said Abdul Basir Yoususi, a Catholic who once worked as an interpreter for the Lithuanian army in Afghanistan.
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