'Flood gates are open': second wave of migrants eye Europe

KABUL: Clutching prayer beads and a documented death threat from the Taliban, Mirwais joins a queue outside Kabul's passport office, potentially among a second wave of migrants attempting perilous journeys to Europe, inspired by images of refugees being welcomed.

Afghans are the second largest migrant group -- behind Syrians -– arriving in Europe, where authorities from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea are struggling to cope with the continent’s worst refugee crisis since World War II.