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Afghans: Torture on the Border

25/06/2023 21:00 GMT

First broadcast: on BBC Persian TVLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

Afghan migrants are being kidnapped and tortured for ransom on the Iran/Turkey border. Videos are being sent to horrified family members to blackmail them into paying vast sums of money to secure the release of their loved ones. The BBC's Soran Qurbani, himself smuggled to the UK 12 years ago, investigates what is happening to refugees on that route today. Show less

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