Afghan Americans scramble to support diaspora

After rapid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Afghans across the US work to support their diaspora community.

Sayed* has not slept in days. His nights are filled with frantic messages from friends and family, and his days are filled speaking to the media and lobbying California’s congresspeople by phone, email, and trips to their offices. “This is a very dark day not only for Afghanistan but for the international community,” said Sayed, the organiser of an Afghan community group in Sacramento, California. Across the United States, Afghan Americans like Sayed are going through much of the same as they watch their country crumble from afar.