Qasim Rahimi came to Kansas City in June 2021 after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over. Rahimi is a member of the Hazara, an ethnic minority group that has faced decades of violent persecution at the hands of the Taliban, and now he’s working to warn the world about the genocide being carried out against his people.
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan one year ago, journalist Qasim Rahimi made a harrowing escape to Fort McCoy and eventually to Mission, Kansas. He hopes to be a voice for the country he left behind.