Hamburg: How are Afghan immigrants looking at NATO troop withdrawal?
By DW
03 July 2021 |
4:28 pm
Afghan immigrants living in the German city of Hamburg are wary of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. They told DW that the Taliban's gains have dashed their hopes of returning to their country one day.
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