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The Taliban, on the heels of a steady, monthslong military blitz, retook control of Afghanistan last week, just four months after President Biden announced he would withdraw U.S. troops from the embattled nation and nearly 20 years after the militant group was first ousted.
sufizad endured a harrowing five days trying to get back to the united states from kabul. on sunday he went to the u.s. embassy, but found it closed. so he went to the airport to try to get a flight. by then the hamid karzai international airport was already chaotic. this is him in the middle of your shot there. in the end, he got out, but it was not easy. the six-day ordeal saw him go from kabul to an air base in qatar, then on to kuwait. he then flew from there to washington, and then on the dallas, and finally on friday he made it home to omaha, nebraska. and that s when he was reunited with his family. hanif sufizada joins me now share his extraordinary story. you re still trying to process it and need some sleep as well. what was the one moment that will never leave you? well, the moment that i
yes. i have left behind my siblings and my mom, who are also asking me how to get out of here, because i feel pity for them, but i could not take them with me. i only had a greencard, and i know that they would not be allowed to go with me. now that i know i can bring my siblings at least or my mom, and i m hoping that one day they will join me in the united states. so i m trying for them. i m reaching out to the senators here in the united states to help them come and join me and others with their families. thank you for sharing your story, and i hope things pan out well for your family. hanif sufizada, thank you. thank you so much for having me tonight. and we are learning more about how many afghans are at the kabul airport right now, hoping for a chance to leave.
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