By Khadija Abbasi It was an autumn night in Mazar-e Sharif. We were all sitting around the sofra [i], having dinner. Ehsan, my 14-year old brother, cracked a joke by telling us about his friend who had been deported from Bandar-e Kabul, the … Continue reading Leaving home always happens tomorrow
Semhar Haile imagines Henri’s reply to the letter of his friend George. Henri writes about memories and hopes – in the midst of his journey to Afghanistan Dear George, How wonderful to hear from you. I am currently in Italy, waiting for an … Continue reading En route to Afghanistan
Semhar Haile, Habib Rezaie, and Francesca Meloni try to imagine a situation where the refugee crisis is reversed. What if a British young man intended to seek asylum in Afghanistan? Perhaps this is the letter he would write to his … Continue reading If a British man was a refugee in Afghanistan
Becoming adult 