Between War and Water: The Ordeal of Migrants from Afghanistan to Europe

“Hi. Are you okay? Is everything fine at home? We arrived in Italy. We are still on the boat. I’m connected to someone’s Wi-Fi. Just want you not to worry.”

This was the last voice message that Abdullah Qureshi sent to his older brother, Aziz. Abdullah, his wife Gulsoom, and their two daughters Zahra and Ruqiyah were on the doomed voyage across the Mediterranean Sea, the most lethal crossing for refugees.