Alone at the border
HERAT, Afghanistan, 30 November 2017 — In late 2015, 16-year-old Farhad left his home in Herat, a large city in western Afghanistan, in search of work. His family was struggling, so as the oldest son, he set out to help. He crossed the border illegally into Iran, where he found employment as a construction worker. Like many Afghan migrants in Iran…