Children migrating from Afghanistan to South Korea embrace a new life away from war

For a little girl from Afghanistan life in South Korea is full of simple freedoms that he would not otherwise have known. It is one of a total of 400 Afghans who went to Seoul last August, part of a program aimed at granting residence permits to Afghans who provided separate services to the country as well as to their families.

«In Afghanistan, you can not do various activities with the freedom that men do. “It is satisfying to be able to take a Tae-Kwon-Do lesson without wearing hijab,” the girl told reporters along with other children and adults, speaking on condition of anonymity after talks with government officials. South Korea. It was their first public appearance since moving to the country.

The Ministry of Justice mentioned that it offers Korean lessons as part of the community integration program. They currently live in specially designed structures in Yincheon National Human Resources Development Institute, officials said, according to the international news agency Reuters. Sport, however, plays an important role in their socialization, but also in the effort to “build” a new life in an environment with a different culture, manners and customs compared to Afghanistan. The Tae Kwon do and football is one of my favorite pastimes of young members of the community.

“Most of my experiences living in Afghanistan so far have been from war. “When I heard my parents talking about the history of the country, all I could hear was talking about war,” said one of the boys from Afghanistan who took part in the same Tae-Kwon-Do class. «Now life in Korea is stable and I am happy for it“, concluded.