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For most Afghan refugees, fleeing the country is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Alidad, it's a job. He's spent 30 years smuggling Afghans on a secret nighttime passage through the mountains of western Pakistan into Iran. Sometimes he finds out too late they can't handle the journey. "We go when it's raining, when it's snowing. People fall off the mountain, people die," he says. "I have a lot of sad memories." Gregory Warner's profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
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For most Afghan refugees, fleeing the country is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Alidad, it's a job. He's spent 30 years smuggling Afghans on a secret nighttime passage through the mountains of western Pakistan into Iran. Sometimes he finds out too late they can't handle the journey. "We go when it's raining, when it's snowing. People fall off the mountain, people die," he says. "I have a lot of sad memories." Gregory Warner's profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:It's not easy to live in Afghanistan these days. The country's violence and economic problems have sent millions of Afghans rushing for the exits. But leaving isn't easy, either -- especially not if you try to do it by the book. For those willing to take a risk, though, there are people whose job it is to help. Gregory Warner hunted one down. His profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
OUTRO:That was Gregory Warner reporting. WORKING is produced by Homelands Productions in collaboration with Marketplace Radio. To see pictures and hear audio, go to working.homelands.org. While you're there, you can also tell the world what you think about YOUR job.
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WORKING is a collaboration between Homelands Productions and Marketplace Radio. Major funding comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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