executions carried out with no warning given to theirfamilies, no chance for a last goodbye. last year, the biggest mass execution in modern saudi history, 81 in a single day. among them, mustafa al khayyat. here he is, with his nephew, ahmed. and here is ahmed now, with his father and brother, refugees in germany. yasserfled saudi arabia with his family, after his brother s arrest in 2014. yasser played us the final words his family ever heard from him, a phone call to his motherfrom jail. when he had first visited him, he said mustafa could barely stand from torture. yasser says he was still trying to appeal when he and dozens of others were executed for their part in anti government protests, accused of terrorism. translation: not only did they take their lives, - they then intentionally maligned them, accused them of things they had not done, and they kept their bodies.
with his family, after his brother s arrest in 2014. yasser played us the final words his family ever heard from him, a phone call to his motherfrom jail. when he had first visited him, he said mustafa could barely stand from torture. yasser says he was still trying to appeal when he and dozens of others were executed for their part in anti government protests, accused of terrorism. translation: not only did they take their lives, - they then intentionally maligned them, accused them of things they had not done, and they kept their bodies. we don t know if they were given a decent burial. it s been a tragedy for the families. music: god save the king. four days after mustafa was executed, borisjohnson arrived in saudi arabia and met the crown prince, hoping to persuade him to pump more
Yasser Desai is gearing up for the release of his upcoming single Badnaam Kiya , a soulful track composed by Fenil Dhola and penned by Nandish Zadafiya.
militants scouring the neighborhood and jumping over a neighbor s fence. yasser joins me now. we re not revealing his full name in order to protect his family still in afghanistan. we re so happy that you could join us. we are really hoping that your family will be able to get out all intact. hello to you. we know that you re frightened the taliban will go after your family because you worked with the marines. and i understand that you have just learned that they have made it to the airport just within the last couple of hours. how did they get there? yes. well, first, don, thank you for having me over here. i ve been working under, you know, paperwork for past three days with my teammates. all my friends and colleagues that i ve been working from 2012
isis-k, an offshoot of isis in the middle east, forcing alternate routes to the airport for safety, even when there is so little time left to evacuate. tuesday marks one week until the end of the month, and a defense official familiar with the discussions around the u.s. troop presence in afghanistan says it is a crucial day, decision day. if the u.s. wants to get all of its troops, that is 5,800 in afghanistan, out of the country by the end of the month, that decision needs to come on tuesday. don? the dire situation at the kabul airport is sparking fear, confusion, and grief for thousands of afghans who helped the u.s. military over the course of this two-decade war. many are desperate to escape, waiting for visa approval, including the family of yasser. he s a former translator for the marines, and he came to the u.s. seven years ago. he is worried the taliban may retaliate against his family, still living in kabul. they sent yasser a video that they recorded from their window, pa