Born in exile, cast out again


Afghan workers and children sitting near the zero point at the Torkham International Border Crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. — AFP

PUSHED out of Pakistan where she was born, Nazmine Khan’s first experience of her country, Afghanistan, was in a swelte­ring tent at a border camp.

“We never thought we would return to Afghanistan,” said the 15-year-old girl, who has little idea of what will become of herself or her family, only that she is likely to have fewer freedoms.

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