MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan
September 2022
Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.
This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan’ where education and women’s civic engagement were a source of pride but with limited state and international support there stands an iImminent risk to lives ahead of the fall of Kabul. Due to the llongstanding discrimination and poverty,many hoped to leave.
There was an increase in insecurity and a high possibility of attacks on the city. Despite the high risk, migration was widely understood as necessary for survival.