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105-year-old Afghan refugee treks to Europe with her family to seek a safer, better life

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    105-year old Afghan woman. Bibihal Uzbeki from Kunduz, Afghanistan, rests in Croatia's main refugee camp at Opatovac, Croatia, near the border with Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki, crossed into Croatia on a stretcher from Serbia with a large group of refugees, including her son and several other relatives, among tens of thousands who have traveled across continents, fleeing war and poverty to search for a happier, safer future in Europe. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic) (The Associated Press)

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    105-year old Afghan regugee Bibihal Uzbeki from Kunduz, Afghanistan, rests in Croatia's main refugee camp at Opatovac, Croatia, near the border with Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki, crossed into Croatia on a stretcher from Serbia with a large group of refugees, including her son and several other relatives, among tens of thousands who have traveled across continents, fleeing war and poverty to search for a happier, safer future in Europe. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic) (The Associated Press)

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    Volunteers help 105-year old Afghan refugee Bibihal Uzbeki from Kunduz, Afghanistan, in Croatia's main refugee camp at Opatovac, Croatia, near the border with Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki, crossed into Croatia on a stretcher from Serbia with a large group of refugees, including her son and several other relatives, among tens of thousands who have traveled across continents, fleeing war and poverty to search for a happier, safer future in Europe. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic) (The Associated Press)

OPATOVAC, Croatia – She is 105 years old but still dreams of a better life without wars and bombs.

Bibihal Uzbeki, from Kunduz, Afghanistan, is among tens of thousands who have traveled across continents, deserts and seas fleeing war and poverty to search for a happier, safer future in Europe.

Wrapped in a green scarf and a brown blanket, she was brought on a stretcher to Croatia's main Opatovac refugee camp Monday after crossing in from Serbia with a large group of refugees, including her son and several other relatives.

Croatian police say they checked her documents and she is 105 years old. Her son also says that is her age, but it could not be independently verified.

The trek into Europe is dangerous and exhausting, even for refugees one-fifth her age.