FORGOTTEN: Afghan Asylum Seekers in Europe

A family from Afghanistan pushes their elderly mother in a wheelchair near Roszke, Hungary after crossing the border with Serbia. September 13, 2015.
A family from Afghanistan pushes their elderly mother in a wheelchair near Roszke, Hungary after crossing the border with Serbia.  September 13, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
Amier (right) and his wife Navida, Afghan asylum seekers, said they were separated from their baby for three hours when they were fired upon by Iranian border guards while crossing the border from Iran to Turkey. September 13, 2015.
Amier (right) and his wife Navida, Afghan asylum seekers, said they were separated from their baby for three hours when they were fired upon by Iranian border guards while crossing the border from Iran to Turkey. September 13, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
A 16-year-old boy from Afghanistan who said he had waited for more than 6 hours to be reunited with his family in Roszke, Hungary, at the border with Serbia, after they became separated. September 13, 2015.
A 16-year-old boy from Afghanistan who said he had waited for more than 6 hours to be reunited with his family in Roszke, Hungary, at the border with Serbia, after they became separated when they were pushed onto different buses heading towards the border. September 13, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
A group of Afghans and Syrians among several thousand waiting to board buses at a collection point in Roszke, Hungary where they will be taken to detention centers for processing. September 10, 2015.
A group of Afghans and Syrians among several thousand waiting to board buses at a collection point in Roszke, Hungary where they will be taken to detention centers for processing.  September 10, 2015.  © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
Children from Afghanistan wait in the rain at a collection point in Roszke, Hungary where they will board buses and be taken to detention centers for processing. September 10, 2015.
Children from Afghanistan wait in the rain at a collection point in Roszke, Hungary where they will board buses and be taken to detention centers for processing.  September 10, 2015.  © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
An asylum seeker from Afghanistan stands in the rain in Roszke, Hungary, near the border with Serbia. He said he was an army commander and fled his country because of death threats against him by the Taliban. September 10, 2015.
An asylum seeker from Afghanistan stands in the rain in Roszke, Hungary, near the border with Serbia. He said he was an army commander and fled his country because of death threats against him by the Taliban. September 10, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
A mother and daughter from Afghanistan wait for two other siblings near Roszke, Hungary after having crossed the Hungarian-Serbian border. She told Human Rights Watch that regardless of any fences, they would reach their destination. September 8, 2015.
A mother and daughter from Afghanistan wait for two other siblings near Roszke, Hungary after having crossed the Hungarian-Serbian border.  She told Human Rights Watch that regardless of any fences, they would reach their destination. September 8, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch
An Afghan asylum seeker walks through a cornfield in Roszke, Hungary. September 10, 2015.
An Afghan asylum seeker walks through a cornfield in Roszke, Hungary. After arriving on the Hungarian side of the border he said he decided to cross back into Serbia because he was afraid of being finger-printed and detained by Hungarian authorities.  September 10, 2015. © 2015 Zalmaï for Human Rights Watch