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Dankzij Eddy (71) en vzw DUO for a JOB baat Mohammad (27) eigen winkel uit in Mechelen, vijf jaar na zijn vlucht uit Afghanistan

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21/9/2025

Thanks to Eddy (71) and DUO for a JOB, Mohammad (27) now runs his own shop in Mechelen, five years after fleeing Afghanistan.

Mohammad Waseem Yousafzai (27) woont in Mechelen, maar vluchtte in 2021 from Afghanistan to Belgium to the Taliban regime daar de macht greep. Ondertussen spreekt hij haast perfect Nederlands en een jaar geleden open hij zijn eigen voedingswinkel op de hoek van de Brusselpoort en de Hoogstraat.

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