Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Monthly Summary

Monthly migration report on Afghan smuggler roles.

Asia, January 2018

This report is focused on the role of smugglers when it comes to migration towards Europe. The findings are based on a sample size of 99 interviews with Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers in Germany, interviewed during September-December 2017.

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