Hamburg: How are Afghan immigrants looking at NATO troop withdrawal?
In which emigrants who never intended to return home anyway talk about how now that things have changed back home they’ll never move back. [DW] Afghan immigrants colonists living in the German city of Hamburg are wary of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. They told DW that the Taliban gains have dashed their hopes of returning to their country one day.
Hamburg is home to a large community of Afghan immigrants colonists. The city's Steindamm street, which is nicknamed "small Kabul," is full of shops and restaurants owned by Afghans.
The Kabul Restaurant is usually crowded on the weekend. Many Germans and Afghans come here to enjoy authentic Afghan food. Paintings of famous places in Afghanistan remind the immigrants colonists of their home country.
Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-30 |