Determined To Leave Afghanistan, Even As Europe's Borders Close

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Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia have closed their borders to migrants along a major land route toward the EU. Officials stated that only asylum seekers will be able to enter -- ruling out economic migrants from Afghanistan and elsewhere. But in the Afghan capital, Kabul, many young people are still preparing to leave for Europe, a decision they say is born out of desperation. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)