Ahmad Majeed crossed the U.S.-Mexico Border in September 2022, after the fall of Afghanistan. Months after the crossing, he is still waiting to be reunited with his sister in Arizona.
An Afghan soldier who helped the U.S. military overseas was forced to flee Afghanistan or be killed by the Taliban. The situation became so dire that his last resort was to head to South America and make the dangerous journey to illegally cross through the U.S.-Mexico border.