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Perishing hope for Afghan asylum-seekers

By Beth Bailey

Published January 14, 2022 10:15am ET

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Perishing hope for Afghan asylum-seekers — U.S soldiers stand guard inside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off and plunged to death. | (Shekib Rahmani/AP)

This is the first installment in a Washington Examiner series detailing the struggles of Afghan activists and allies affected by the U.S. withdrawal.

Since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021, coalition forces’ allies, former Afghan government employees, and activists have sought ways to flee Taliban reprisals, violence, and oppression. They also face a growing threat of mass starvation.

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