Belarus is forcing Afghan migrants over the Polish border at gunpoint

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : From there, the migrants are taken to Tehran when the coast is clear of guards.
50% : The third and most-common route goes via Pakistan to Iran - it is the cheapest, but has the largest chance of capture
47% : Poland said last week it had deployed 1,000 troops to its border with Belarus to help border guards cope with a surge of people trying to enter.
46% : The migrants are believed to be continuing their journey to Western Europe after making it into Iran on a well-trodden smuggler trail.
46% : A second route goes south to Zaranj before the crossing into Iran, to a safehouse in Kerman.
36% : The most direct, expensive, and dangerous route goes from there to Tehran via a crossing at Kohsan where migrants have to swim a deadly river, but stand the least chance of getting caught.
29% : Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland said: 'Weaponizing refugees and immigrants threatens the regional security of the European Union and constitutes a grave breach of human rights.'

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