Confessing Afghan Refugees In Kalideres, Can't Get Help From The Indonesian Government

JAKARTA - Wahid Ali, as the representative of Afghan refugees in Kalideres, West Jakarta, told the condition of the refugee camp where he lived.

He said that the refugee camps that sheltered his life and the Afghan refugees in Jakarta for many years had only relied on their own capital.

"Here, as usual, there are no water and electricity facilities. If you don't pay for a pump, then you don't have water. If you don't fill in tokens, there's no electricity either. They (refugees) have (lived) 2 years without any assistance from the government," he said. when confirmed by VOI in Jakarta, Friday, August 20.

Ali responded that Afghan relatives and citizens still in the Afghan country were very dangerous.

"It's dangerous for them if they can't go out and go to school. It depends on the Taliban," he said.

Ali further told about the Afghan refugees who came from their home countries to Indonesia. Afghan refugees can come using any transportation depending on their will.

"Take a ship, it depends on what the person wants to do. I myself used to take a transit ship from Malaysia to Indonesia. The process is also long. The journey is 10 days to 1 month," he said.