After Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, a huge Afghan population has fled war and sought refuge in Pakistan as a result since then most of them had stayed, married and raised their children in the country

Trafficking victims and people fleeing armed conflicts, violence, and persecution are in extreme danger when passing through the Sahel region and East Africa, according to a press release by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons