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A Turkish soldier stands guard near the wall that separates Turkey and Iran, in Van Province, Turkey, Saturday Aug. 21, 2021. The new border wall separating Turkey from Iran covers a third of the 540-kilometer (335-mile) border, leaving plenty of gaps for migrants to slip across in the dead of night. Traffic on this key migration route from central Asia to Europe has remained relatively stable compared to previous years. But European countries, as well as Turkey, fear the sudden return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan could change that. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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