One of the inheritance of decades-long insecurity and civil war definitely is millions of refugees across the world. However, tens of thousands of people returned voluntarily or compelled to return yet there is no visible decline in the number of Afghans seeking jobs, particularly, in neighboring countries.

Major parts of these refugees are putting their lives on the line, crossing borders illegally in order to reach to target countries in hope of better future. Millions are living in Pakistan and Iran, the two biggest hosts of refugees for decades. In Pakistan many have gotten citizenship while no one did in Iran due to its severe refugee policies.

When the US-led coalition forces intervened in the country, the light started sparkling and many returned to their country, but unfortunately they soon realized their optimism was illusionary and many risked going back once again.

Meanwhile the situation has turned harsh in Pakistan as well as Iran as both countries frequently warned to force refugees out, arguing that situation has improved much and they are not ready to tolerate the burden of illegal refugees indefinitely. Simultaneously, thousands of Afghans who see no promising future in Afghanistan and in neighboring countries are taking risk to reach to Europe or Australia and New-Zealand. With the ongoing economic crisis and hard refugee policies of some European countries, presently, Australia has become the prime target of Afghan refugees.

Thousands have reached to Australia and many of them have been accepted too. But due to high demand for citizenship, the government has imposed restriction on refugee policy. The case of refugees is not followed inside the country instead refugees will be transferred to Nauru Island where they may wait for years to be accepted as refugee in Australia.

This policy has made the situation for refugees in Indonesia and Australia itself much complicated. Reportedly, five thousand Afghan refugees are living in the camps or out. With the approval of the law, now they have no idea what to do.

On one hand, they spent huge sum of money, the money whether they borrowed from friends and relatives or emptied the entire savings of their families, and now have no way to return. On the other hand, waiting indefinitely for the result of their cases is also dangerously stressful.