Uncertain times begin for Afghan refugees after the closure of the asylum seekers’ centre: ‘Where should I go?’

Uncertain times begin for Afghan refugees after the closure of

Mrs. Malikzai and Mrs. Safi sit there dejected. Outside on the terrace of the ADRA foundation, where they are taking language lessons, they pour out their hearts. “Where am I going to go? I have no idea,” says Safi. A few weeks ago, the two heard that the shelter on Hobbemalaan in Huis ter Heide, the place where they lived for over a year, is closing for good. The Afghan refugees knew that it would end one day. But they would have liked to stay there a little longer, until they had their own home. Now they are being relocated and they don’t know where to yet.

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