Teenager Mahdi is one of the lucky Afghan nationals who has escaped from the stricken nation since the Taliban took over a little over a year ago. 9News
And while the 19-year old is now safe in Sydney, he said he's still suffering - because he had to leave his beloved mother behind.But in the chaos, his mother and brother became separated from the rest of the family."I asked my brother, 'I wanna go back and join my mum', but my brother wouldn't let me.US soldiers stand guard along the perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 16, 2021.."It was so bad. I was shocked.
The number of Afghans living below the poverty line is rapidly approaching 97 per cent of the population, the head of the United Nations Development Program, Achim Steiner, warns earlier this year.READ MORE: But it says almost two-thirds of refugees it has helped reported at least some of their immediate family members were overseas, mostly siblings, parents and children.
"We found that being separated from immediate family is a strong predictor for weaker social bonds among newly arrived refugees," Yamamah Agha, SSI's General Manager Newcomers, Settlement and Integration, said,As reported by nine.com.au, SSIAfghans receive aid at a camp after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 26, 2022.
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