“I am empty. I lost my country. I lost my flag. Help us. Support us. Not leave us. Not now," said Jawad Hashimi.
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On Monday, the last U.S. troops flew out of Kabul, effectively ending America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan.
The situation has left Afghans abroad concerned for both the future of the country and the safety of family members still there.
The situation has left Afghans abroad concerned for both the future of the country and the safety of family members still there.
Masihullah Hafizi left Afghanistan about seven years ago and is now in Athens seeking asylum. But most of his family still lives in Kabul.
He doesn't trust the Taliban's claims of peace and that they will respect women’s rights.
He doesn't trust the Taliban's claims of peace and that they will respect women’s rights.
For Jawad Hashimi, who fled Afghanistan for Greece in 2016, his worries go beyond violence.
“One thing we know for sure,” he said, is that freedom of expression and women’s rights “will be gone.”
“One thing we know for sure,” he said, is that freedom of expression and women’s rights “will be gone.”
Women in Taloqan, his family told him, now cannot go outside unless they are escorted by a male relative.
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