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They can to help. afghanistan now under taliban control. after the taliban takeover, tens of thousands of desperate afghans try to flee kabul. those who d worked with coalition forces were in imminent danger. if we leave these people behind, the taliban are going to kill them. afghan war veteran and 2018 cnn hero matt zeller has worked for years to bring them to the u.s. i wouldn t be alive today right now had it not been for my after began interpreter. he saved my life in a battle 13 years ago. it took more than four years to get his interpreter janis to the u.s. soon after they decided to do the same for others. i wanted to be their voice here. since 2013, their organization no one left behind has helped more than 15,000 people leave afghanistan and build new lives. welcome home. welcome. thanks for everything. thank you. ....
Welcome to your new country. since august, their mission has become exponentially harder and the consequences dire. whoever worked with the u.s. military, they re all in hiding. not only them but their family members. matt, janis and other veterans have tried to guide them to safety using online tools. if an afghan overseas said i need help, we would arrange to get them to a safe house, then to an airport, ideally onto a plane. matt recorded his calls with one man he referred to as saki who was in hiding more than 250 miles from kabul. yesterday i came here i heard your voice, not only for me, for my kids, for my wife. i will let you know when i reach kabul. i wish i could come get you myself. i have to take chance. he ended up disguising himself as a woman. he got on a bus, and for ten hours had to endure taliban check point after taliban check ....