The United States ended the “Forever War” last month, but war existed in Afghanistan long before U.S. involvement and will continue. In fact, “Forever War” seems to be Afghanistan’s de facto state of being. Through the years of U.S. occupation and after, there have been shining examples of heroism and bravery — and people who desperately need help to escape. We cannot forget them.
I was contacted by a friend who needed help getting an Afghan colleague and his family out of Afghanistan. We managed to get them out before U.S. military forces evacuated the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30. However, during the effort to get this first family out, I tapped into a vast network of individuals and groups trying to liberate people trapped in Afghanistan.
