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As Iran-Taliban tensions rise, Afghan migrants in tinderbox

Afghan refugee Zahra Husseini, right, and her children Shahrzad, center, and Salehe walk in a poor suburb of Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 21, 2022. Afghanistan's border with Iran became a lifeline for desperate refugees including Husseini after the country plunged into economic crisis following the withdrawal of American and NATO troops last summer. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Afghan refugee Zahra Husseini gives an interview to The Associated Press in her room in a poor suburb of Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2022. Like many Afghan refugees living in Iran, Husseini lives in legal limbo, vulnerable to harassment and exploitation. She can barely cobble together enough cash to feed her children. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Afghan refugees Salehe, center, and Shahrzad listen to their mother, Zahra Husseini, during an interview with The Associated Press in their room in a poor suburb of Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2022. Like many Afghan refugees living in Iran, Husseini lives in legal limbo, vulnerable to harassment and exploitation. She can barely cobble together enough cash to feed her children. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Afghan refugee Zahra Husseini and her children Salehe, center, and Shahrzad sit in their room in a poor suburb of Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2022. The Taliban members who killed her activist husband offered Husseini a deal: Marry one of us, and you'll be safe. Husseini, 31, decided to flee to Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)