By David KeytonHOVA, Sweden — A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe, carried by her son and grandson through mountains, deserts and forests, is facing deportation from Sweden after her asylum application was rejected. Two years later, she and her 11 family members are living in the small village of Hova, in central Sweden. “My sisters were crying,” explained 22-year-old Mohammed Uzbeki. Before their journey to Sweden, the family had been living illegally in Iran for eight years. In the Uzbeki home, Bibihal’s daughter-in-law gently readjusts the elderly woman’s veil as Mohammed Uzbeki watches over her.

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 17:12 UTC