Afghanistan
It is an unspoken crisis: thousands of Afghans leaving their conflict-ridden country in search of work and peace in Iran
Even inside Afghanistan, this is a crisis that is hard to spot. The numbers involved are massive, but there are no scenes of mass flight; no images of refugees walking towards the horizon. Because this is an exodus from Afghanistan’s rural areas, where the media spotlight seldom reaches.
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Andrew North
Andrew North is a journalist and artist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He was previously based in Afghanistan as the BBC’s resident correspondent in Kabul, and has reported from the country many times since 2002.