Meeting Afghans, Driving Sarajevo to Mostar, and Savoring Lamb Kebabs SE1E08

I came from Serbia to Bosnia and from.... The route is very tough Bulgarian police abuse and hit people There is a lady with her child, they do not want to be in the film In a scenic place [foreign language] Hello Dear Friends! Welcome to a new video After three days in Sarajevo it is time to drive towards a new city Today I am planning to drive towards Mostar city Mostar is located 125 km away from Sarajevo and the trip takes around 2 hours But before leaving Sarajevo I visit immigration camp T

o see if we can meet and talk with our Afghans I am near the immigration camp I see one Afghan who is waiting Can you introduce your self? I am Naweed son of Mirwais, I came from Serbia and I am in Bosnia now I take my friend from the camp and we are going towards Italy When you left Afghanistan? For 2 years ago Have you been traveling for 2 years? I was in Turkey Did you work in Turkey? I worked in Turkey for 2 years How was your trip from Turkey to here? It was very tiresome and hard route Spe

cially from Serbia to Bosnia it was very hard There is no easy route At least it is good you arrived here safely From here onwards it is easier only crossing Croatia is hard Slovenia and Italy is easier to cross Ok, thank you I arrived in TRC Blažuj (immigration camp) after talking with IOM personal I was not allowed to enter the camp I was asked to send an email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ask for the permission At the same time some new Afghans just arrived

here and we go talk to them I come towards you too Hello and Welcome, Can you please introduce your self? My name is Mohammad Bekta from Takhar Province We started our journey for 24 days ago Which route you took? Bulgaria route You arrived today? Yes How you travelled, by foot, car or? Just 30 minutes or 1 hour by car rest was by foot Apart from that have you encountered any other issue? No Anyone of you abused or hit by any one? Bulgaria police beat and abuse people a lot They beat people and

their dogs bit boys Have you experienced anything like that? Thank you Can you introduce your self? My name is Inamullah Rahimi, we left Istanbul about a month ago and today we arrived here in Bosnia Immigration camp Have you travelled alone or with the help of smuggler? Smuggler guided us when we entered Serbia we were arrested and deported back to Bulgaria We stayed for 25 days in Bulgaria camp and we flee the camp and entered Serbia again Thank you Inamullah Hello Brother, What is your name?

My name is Mohammad Zahir I am from Takhar province How was the journey for you? It is challenging but anyway we arrived here in Bosnia How much did you pay the smuggler? Up to here around 3 000 Euros Thank you very much Welcome to Blažuj, My name is ... I am here to help you with preregistration procedure Can you introduce your self and tell us where are we now? My name is Sefatullah from Mazar-e-Sharif currently I am in Bosnian Immigration camp When did you come here? I came to Bosnia for 3 d

ays ago I was around 20 days in Serbia My foot was hurt I stayed in Benawaz camp in Serbia We come via Bulgaria it took 10 days by foot it was very hard We were robbed by robbers who took our money, mobile phones, It was very hard Which country were you robbed in? In Bulgarian border How is Bosnia? I am very grateful from Bosnia they help us a lot What is your message to those who are in Afghanistan and planning to take the same route? For those who are in Turkey or Afghanistan, the Bulgarian ro

ute is very hard I request those who are in Turkey not to take this route Thank you I hope you arrive safe and secure in the country you want to live in Thank you Afghans are arriving here on daily basis, according to the information from other Afghans from camp Around 500 Afghans are living here in this Camp Apart from Afghans there are Pakistanis and people from other Arabic countries like Algeria and others One interesting information the police officer who is working here Praised Afghan refu

gees here he said they are the best ones in this camp This is the first country I hear people praise Afghan refugees which make me happy Ok friends, I was waiting in the parking near the camp A security personal with a translator come to me and asked some questions After controlling my ID, they asked me to go to Ministry of foreign affairs as they email you have sent takes time I am here in the MoF talked to officials they told me to wait for a reply to my email message I continue my trip toward

s Mostar now It is about 120 KM from here and it takes around 1:45 hours If I get a response from the MoF within one or two days I come back to the camp to make a video During my time there I met around 15-20 Afghans around 10 of them arrived when I was there Some of them talked Infront of the camera and some not Those who did not talked infront of camera told me about the route and its hardship Some were injured but at the same times they were happy with treatment they got from Bosnian governme

nt Anyway we continue our trip towards next city of Bosnia Mostar When you use motorway in Bosnia you take a ticket when you enter and pay when you exit depending on how long you drive The A1 highway which I drive speed was 130 and road quality was good Now I drive in a country side speed here is between 40-60 I crossed multiple tunnels and rove through mountains Bosnian mountains are geen not I see mostly trees I saw a village shop near the road where a lady and her girl sell traditional Bosnia

n clothes and other stuff They lady is trying to explain that these are socks which you can put on your feet and knee These are all hand made and she make them here in this village I saw a small city called Konjic which looked beautiful I take a break here to explore it I see a small market we go and check that first I see some clothes and fruits in this market it is a small market I asked the prices here This is Bosnian What is this? Is it potatis? Yes How much is it? I have never seen somethin

g like this before 1.5 BAM per KG Is it potatoes? Interesting I see this type of potatoes for the first time I never seen like this before, this is the only thing which is Bosnian here in this shop All other stuff are from Turkey, Argentine and other countries The prices are from 3-5 BAM per KG 1 Bosnian mark is around 0.50 Euro cent Now I come in a place where is a river and bridge I asked people they told me the beautiful place of this city is here It is a small city and there are some houses

also we go and check them I came all the way to the end and climbed a hill the view is very beautiful from here I toured the Konjic we continue towards Mostar it is about one hour left So Bosnian.. Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo lamb So this lamb is from here? [talking in Bosnian] You were talking about Tajikistan, Afghanistan. What did you say? [talking in Bosnian] He gave me a slice to try Ramadan? I am traveler [talking in Bosnian] I am a traveler that is why I do not fast I think you

mean my travel is by choice [talking in Bosnian] [talking in Bosnian] It is tasty fresh fat is not too much it is soft and delicious Mashallah thank you The most delicious lamb kebab I have eaten in my life It taste a bit like landi and fat is not too much If you come to Jablanica, you should definitely try lamb kebab If you come from Sarajevo just out side of Jablanica towards Mostar there are restaurants who sell lamb kebab They have other meals also but their specialty is lamb kebab Honestly

I have never eaten such delicious lamb kebab before, if you come to Jablanica the view is good also here The prices are also reasonable it is not expensive like other touristic places One portion cost 15 BAM (7.5 Euros) It is cheaper than other countries, 1 KG which is enough for 4 people is 40 BAM (20 Euros) When I first arrived here this man asked me where am I from? When he heard Afghanistan he became very happy [talking in Bosnian] He became very happy and give me a piece of lamb without ask

ing anything else Thank you very much Kuzu lamb in Bosnian What in Tajik (Persian)? Gosfand in Persian [talking in Bosnian] What do you say? [laughing] I don't know what what? Gosfand (Sheep) [talking in Bosnian] [talking in Bosnian] [talking in Bosnian] Thank you [talking in Bosnian] You work here? Yes in this restaurant I work for 10 years [talking in Bosnian] Ten years this restaurant [talking in Bosnian] [talking in Bosnian] [talking in Bosnian]