Escaping poverty to death; 10 Baghlan youth killed and injured at Turkish border

Escaping poverty to death; 10 Baghlan youth killed and injured at Turkish border

Local sources in Baghlan province told the Jean-Arc newspaper that after Turkish border guards opened fire on a group of Afghan youths who were trying to illegally cross the border,

At least 10 young people from Baghlan have been killed and injured since they entered this country.

According to sources, two people were killed and eight others were injured in the incident, and the health condition of a number of the injured is reported to be critical.

These young people, while trying to cross

They have been targeted by gunfire on the Turkish border.

Sources added that one of the victims of this incident was Shukrullah, a resident of the village of "Tawashkh-e-Ab-Sarina" in the Nahrin district of Baghlan province.

According to sources, Shukrallah was previously accompanied by

His father worked in a plastics shop, but due to poverty, unemployment, and economic problems, he first went to Iran and then from there, he took a smuggling route to reach Turkey.

Sources say other Baghlan youth are also

Poverty and lack of job opportunities forced them to leave Afghanistan and travel to other countries via dangerous and illegal routes.

This incident once again highlights the dangers of migrant smuggling routes, routes that annually kill a number of citizens.

Afghanistan, especially young people, are losing their lives or being injured.

After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, poverty, unemployment, and lack of job opportunities have been identified as serious concerns among young people, and a number of them have left their homes to find work and a better future.

They have been forced to choose risky migration routes.

Along with high-risk migrations, there have also been reports of increased social and economic pressures and suicides among young people.