ABSTRACT
The endemic insecurity of war and the resulting lack of economic prospects drove large numbers of Afghans to leave their country. After more than twenty years, the migratory movements are highly organized; and the networks created for this purpose seem not so much a response to war as a major, even constitutive, element in the social-cultural and economic life of Afghans. One of the most striking aspects of this migration is the huge flow of capital that it draws towards Afghanistan.
