On February 17, 2023, 18 Afghan nationals lost their lives due to hunger, thirst & oxygen deprivation inside an abandoned container truck along the ring road in Sofia, Bulgaria.The remaining Afghan nationals were rushed to the city hospital in non-life threatening condition.
IEA-MoFA expresses its condolences to the families of the victims of this tragic incident & again urges Afghans not to put their lives in danger through illegal migration.We also call on all international organizations & the host country, in particular, to apprehend the human traffickers & bring them to justice for continuously putting the lives of people in danger.
