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A photo of Ajmal Khan on his way to Western Europe to find work, taken by a travel companion and sent by Khan to his family in Afghanistan via WhatsApp. The 17-year-old drowned when crossing the Drina River near the city of Bijeljina in Bosnia-Herzegovina — part of a common route for migrants as they head toward wealthier European countries.

A photo of Ajmal Khan on his way to Western Europe to find work, taken by a travel companion and sent by Khan to his family in Afghanistan via WhatsApp. The 17-year-old drowned when crossing the Drina River near the city of Bijeljina in Bosnia-Herzegovina — part of a common route for migrants as they head toward wealthier European countries. Family photo. hide caption

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Goats and Soda

An Afghan migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

How Bosnia's Dodik went from a moderate reformist to genocide-denying secessionist

A supporter holds a banner showing the Bosnian Serb member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia Milorad Dodik that reads: "Never Again!" during a protest against the government in Banja Luka, in the Serb-dominated part of Bosnia, in October. Radivoje Pavicic/AP file photo hide caption

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Radivoje Pavicic/AP file photo

Europe

How Bosnia's Dodik went from a moderate reformist to genocide-denying secessionist

Bosnian Serb leader responds to new U.S. sanctions saying the days when the U.S. and other Western democracies "modeled Bosnia to their taste" are long gone.

Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

Then U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (right) speaks to reporters about the Senate vote to lift the arms embargo over Bosnia on July 26, 1995, as then Sen. Joseph Biden looks on. Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

Scott Simon remembers the late Sen. Bob Dole. When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Dole tried hard, but failed, to get an arms embargo lifted so Bosnian Muslims could defend themselves.

Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

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For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

Afghan Morteza Mohammadi (center-left) and his companions sit around a fire in the former Krajina Metal factory in Bihac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, near the Croatian border, discussing possible border crossing strategies related to the weather and time. Elisa Oddone hide caption

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World

For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

Bosnia-Herzegovina has become the main hub for migrants trying to reach wealthier European nations, a journey they call the "game." Among the risks: being beaten up and sent back by border police.

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