“A few months before I left for Afghanistan on November 4, 2012, I met a woman from Pakistan on an instant messaging application in a chat room. In one of the chats in October 2012, woman told Ansari she was being forced to marry. “At that moment, I decided to rush to her help.”As all his attempts to get a visa failed, Ansari decided to take the illegal route. He decided to enter Pakistan through Kabul, because “it was relatively easier to acquire a visa for Afghanistan”. I travelled through villages and mountains to reach there,” said Ansari, adding, “But when I reached Pakistan, they told the authorities about it.

Source: Hindustan Times December 22, 2018 07:18 UTC