Afghans flee to India, but life remains tough
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Sharifa Jan fled Afghanistan for India last year when the Taliban killed her husband and threatened her six children. New Delhi's chaos baffled her but the city also provided a safe haven.
But like thousands of other Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in India her security comes at a price: Jan's family is trapped in limbo.
The Afghans don't have work permits. Many have trouble enrolling their children in school. They can't even get a local phone.
"If today there is no education, no good food and drink, no good living conditions, then what will they become in the future?" Jan, 40, said of her children. "They won't become anything."
With their blue United Nations refugee cards, the Afghans do little more than just survive.
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