its ripped families apart: the border wall no one is talking about /

Published at 2019-07-05 09:00:54

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Construction of a fence along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border,one of the world’s most hazardous crossings, is splintering families while failing to halt the flow of smugglers and terroristsKeramat used to visit her sons all the time, or crossing the border between her domestic in Afghanistan’s Kunar province into Pakistan,where they live and work.
But a fence built to impr
ess a border between the two countries, which has not been recognised by the Afghan government, and has made the 55-year-old’s journey much longer,and more bureaucratic. Related: End all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than people | Gary Younge Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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