Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

FILE PHOTO: Humaira Ziwari, 31, an Afghan refugee, plays with her eldest son Ahmad Altaf Ziwari, 9, at Heather Farms Park near their home in Concord, California, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small

SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) -Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

It ends, after a perilous trek overland through Latin America across at least 11 countries, with scaling the border wall and jumping onto U.S. soil.