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| Desperate Afghans turn to people smugglers for help fleeing the country | Desperate Afghans turn to people smugglers for help fleeing the country |
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| The evacuation flights out of Afghanistan may have largely stopped, but with international funding largely frozen, and a humanitarian crisis escalating, thousands are still desperate to find a way out. | |
| The remote town of Zaranj, close to the borders of both Pakistan and Iran, is a major people smuggling hub. | The remote town of Zaranj, close to the borders of both Pakistan and Iran, is a major people smuggling hub. |
| Traffickers there told BBC Afghanistan correspondent Secunder Kermani the number of Afghans leaving the country had more than doubled since the Taliban takeover. | Traffickers there told BBC Afghanistan correspondent Secunder Kermani the number of Afghans leaving the country had more than doubled since the Taliban takeover. |
| Camera: Malik Mudassir | Camera: Malik Mudassir |