GREECE. Samos. July 2020. Vathy Camp. Nabil Kabuli is 70 a year-old man from Afghanistan. He lives in small makeshift shelter with 10 people, his children and his grandchildren, in Vathy camp in Samos. Among them is also a 6-month-old baby girl, Alia. They arrived in Samos on February 2020. “We left Afghanistan because of war. Our family was persecuted, and we have already lost a cousin to the war”, says Mohammad, the 34-year-old son of Nabil.

Nabil belongs to the high-risk group of people for COVID-19 however says he is not afraid for himself, but for his children’s health.
“If COVID-19 arrives here, only God can save us. We came for safety and for a better future for our children. We hope that someone will hear our words and understand we need help. If Afghanistan was safe, we would go back, but it’s not”, says Nabil.
Back in Afghanistan the family was living in a rural area where Nabil used to work as a farmer. The family received a notification in early July that they would be transferred to a camp on the mainland soon, but at the time of this interview they hadn’t received any further information.