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Afghanistan Immigration

You can have a lot of fun where you live but in some countries you just can't stay there and you have to immigrate. Like in Afghanistan there has been some bad things going on over the past two years so they will want to go somewhere else.

People leave Afghanistan for many reasons. One reason is natural disasters. In 2011, there was a drought that left an estimated 2.6 million people with less food than usual. A 2012 flash flood in Kandahar left 6 people dead and 7 people injured. In the flood more than 30 houses were destroyed or damaged but, since January to August more than 27,000 home were damaged or destroyed. One more reason why people leave Afghanistan is because of war. In 2001 the U.S and the British forces began airstrikes in Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to hand over the Qaeda leader, Osama Bin laden who was blamed for the 9/11 attacks. There has been fighting ever since.

When people immigrate they go to neighboring countries or where family is And they get there in many different ways. Most Afghans go to neighboring countries like Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. They go to those countries because they are close. Afghans are also going to Greece and the the United States where they can get food and jobs. Afghans want jobs so they can get money. If people want to go to all these places how do they get there? There are a lot of ways to get there but it may be hard. They can go to near countries by animals, walking, and cars. If they want to go to further away countries like the United States they would travel by boat or plane.

On their way, there will be some struggles and impacts on the moving group. One impact is on Greece. Greece has seen a lot of illegal arrivals and so many of the immigrants are from Iraq and Afghanistan. Another impact is on the Afghan immigrants, you have to fill out an application to see if you can get a visa. 390 applications were denied in 2002. So when Afghans come here they might have to go back.

Even though Afghanistan has war and natural disasters, it is a pretty nice country. Someday you might have to leave where you live, just remember good and bad things can happen.

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/AFG_NaturalDisasters_Jan_Aug_10Sept2012_A3.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/world/europe/04iht-migrate.4.7756077.html