translated from Spanish: The Afghan boy who knew Messi must flee their country and left their gifts

in the year 2016, the small Afghan moved the world when you viralizó a photo of yourself with a t-shirt of Lionel Messi of Argentina, made with a light blue and white bag and written a with marker. After this image, Barcelona decided to realize the dream of the young and Leo was provided to comply with it. In a match in Qatar, Murtaza came out of the hand of the Rosario and touched everyone when he was beside her all the time and should retire in the arms of the referee to allow it be carried ahead of the party. After the game, the child was gift two jerseys and an autographed ball that treasured until a few days ago.

Murtaza alongside Messi in an exhibition in Doha. Photo: Twitter @FCBarcelona_es upon his return to the small village of Jaghori, in the southern province of Ghazni, aroused the envy of the inhabitants and parents ensured that many believed that Messi had given them money, so it tried to rob them or abduct the child, which decided to not send it to the school in two years. However, everything was going to get worse. At the beginning of November, the Taliban invaded the city after 17 years of peace and you were forced to abandon the city to the family, to Kabul. “I miss our home in Jaghori, here I have a ball and I cannot play football or go outside”, Murtaza told EFE.

Murtaza Ahmadi, with their gifts in 2016. Photo: Twitter @FCBarcelona_es however, the saddest thing for young is that to escape at night, was unable to take gifts from flea and left them abandoned at home, waiting to be able to find them once you return. The Ahmadi family lived the harvest of agricultural products in their home town and that now in Kabul goes ahead with the help of family members and NGOs. Beyond this, it is clear that they intend to leave the country and on several occasions they were rejected to abandon their country, though now, the opportunities seem to grow.

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