Nejebar’s story

Nejebar fled Afghanistan with her family after the Taliban threatened to kill anyone who worked for the government, like her husband, Noor.

Imagine how they had felt when the Taliban carried out that threat on another family member, taking out his eyes before killing him.

The last days and weeks in Afghanistan were the hardest. When I went to work, my heart was beating harder. I didn’t know if my family were going to be alive when I got back.

Noor

Being stuck in Greek camp is ‘like suicide’

When the family arrived at the makeshift camp in Greece where they’re now stranded, they thought they would only stay for 10 days. But they’ve been there six months and there’s no end in sight.

Noor describes their initial reaction to arriving there: ‘It was like suicide for us. But we took the decision that it is better to die here than to die there from war.’

The only protection they have against the wind and rain is their tent. There’s no school for their children.

Five-year-old Sudai, their youngest, is ill. His tummy is swollen and he hasn’t been growing as he should, but Nejebar and Noor don’t know what’s wrong with him because they can’t communicate with the camp’s doctor, who is Greek.