A female relative of Abdul Bari, the victim who was drown into a river, holding victim's picture in Herat, Afghanistan

KabulNow·6 years ago

‘They were laughing at us’, says survivor of mass drowning by Iran’s forces

In a mud-made poor house, situated in Tank-e-Mawlawi neighborhood of Herat sad men, wearing forlorn looks, were mourning a death which was allegedly caused by Iran’s border guard on May 02. The 19-year-old Abdul Bari, who escaped poverty to earn a living in Iran, was caught, beaten and drown in Harirud River while he was illegally crossing into Iran.

Like many desperate young Afghans who escape war and poverty to a fortune in neighboring Iran, Abdul Bari had no option but to pay a smuggler to take him to Iran.

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