Name: Mohammad Nabi Jafari

Profile: Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Indonesia since 2013.

Advantages: UN-certified, good English skills, experienced as a tailor, barber, bricklayer and construction worker.

Risk: At risk of being tortured and killed by the Taliban if returned home.

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

After Mohammad Nabi escaped from the Taliban’s captive, he moved to Quetta, Pakistan with his family to live peacefully. However, he faced repeated tragedies. He saw many Hazaras die and get wounded in terrorist attacks, and he survived a suicide attack in which he could be killed. So, he fled to Indonesia by boat in 2013.

Living without having access to his basic human rights since 2013, Mohammad Nabi is very worried for his family who is left in Quetta, Pakistan. He needs a group of friends who can help him to Canada where he can work, support his family and meet his children again after many years.

Captured in Afghanistan

Mohammad Nabi Jafari was born on May 5, 1967, in a village in Uruzgan Khas district in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan.

On November 3, 1998, the Taliban attacked his village. In fighting with the Police Commander of the area, one member of the Taliban was injured and two were taken captives. In the meantime, the Taliban captured Nabi while he was returning from another village to his home.

“On the way, they stopped to offer their prayers, and I availed the opportunity and evaded from their custody.”

Then Nabi took his family and fled to Quetta, Pakistan to save his and his family’s life from the Taliban.

Dangerous Situation in Pakistan

The situation for Hazaras in Quetta got particularly serious, as highlighted by the series of bomb blasts in Alamdar Road on January 10, 2013 which killed 126 members of the community, and a number of violent attacks thereafter. In addition to such high-profile incidents, there are frequent incidents of shootings and other attacks against individuals or small numbers of Hazaras in Quetta.

On February 16, 2013, a massive blast killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 190 innocents.

Suicide Attack

Nabi had a retail grocery shop near Ali Ibn-e-Abu Talib Mosque in Hazara Town, Quetta.

On June 30, 2013, Nabi was offering congregational prayers at the mosque when a suicide bomber blew himself near the mosque. His target was to attack inside the mosque but he could not reach there.

“I felt the tremor first and the deafening sound second. My feet buckled and my heart sprinted to my throat. When I ran out, I saw the black smoke rising. My shop was very close to the site of the attack, and I could have been killed if I was in the shop.”

Leaving Home

Nabi knew that he was no longer safe in Pakistan as well, so he arranged for a people smuggler, and on July 15, 2013, he went to Karachi. From there, he flew to Bangkok, Thailand and then on to Malaysia by land. After arriving in Indonesia by boat, he went to Jakarta on July 25, 2013.

Life in Limbo

On September 10, 2013, he was registered at the UNHCR office, and he started living in Cisarua, Bogor.

With no right to work or way to support himself, he headed to Manado Immigration Centre to ask for assistance on March 25, 2014. After the vetting process, he was kept in the immigration office for a month and then transferred to Kalideres Immigration Centre in Jakarta on April 25, 2014.

On September 30, 2014, he was interviewed by the UNHCR, and on January 22, 2015, he was recognized as a refugee.

On July 9, 2015, he was transferred to a community house in Makassar. Since then, he has been keeping himself busy in studying English and Indonesia language.

It is Possible!

Mohammad Nabi has been missing his wife, four daughters and two sons since 2013. He hopes to meet them again in his life and see them living in peace.

It is possible. Since Nabi is a UNHCR refugee, he is eligible for Canada’s private sponsorship program. He needs a group of five Canadian friends to support him.

To help support Nabi as a sponsor, please contact Stephen Watt on Facebook.

You can also reach out to Nabi directly on Facebook.

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