But far more Afghans found their own

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Years later, the men are living legally in France, one working as an interpreter in the asylum court in the capital and the other in a restaurant in the northeast of the country. They are rich in hard-earned experience that offers a roadmap for arriving Afghans, like the thousands evacuated. in the United States, Europe and elsewhere after the Taliban regained control of Kabul last month.

Youssoufi and Wali’s advice: Accept the differences, love your new life and learn the local language.

For the 124,000 people flown out of Afghanistan last month in the US-led evacuation, the hardest part of their trip may well have been going through checkpoints, gunfire. and the crowds desperate to reach Kabul airport.

way out before the Taliban took power, and more are expected to flee. In the coming months. People from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia who knocked on Europe’s door six years ago have been sneaking around for months job function email database and sometimes years, often paying smugglers to get them through borders.

Youssoufi, 32, and Wali, 31, seem to tap into the inner resources that have helped them survive.

BECOME ‘NORMAL’

There were no welcome mats or refugee services for Youssoufi or Wali when they arrived in France in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Wali spent his first 10 months in a huge makeshift migrant camp in the northern port of Calais. The camp of thousands, nicknamed “The Jungle”, was known for its size and dirty, sometimes violent, conditions. The asylum seekers who gathered there had put their hopes in a new life in Britain, across the Channel.