US has moral obligation to aid Afghanistan, Afghan Americans say

Activists urge Biden administration to welcome refugees, end drone attacks and provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

Washington, DC – Afghan-American activist Halema Wali says she receives dozens of texts daily from people trying to flee Afghanistan. Her cousin, whose father worked with the US, and his family were unable to get on an evacuation flight from the capital Kabul this month after two failed attempts and a fruitless 36-hour wait with no food or water at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Now, Wali’s relatives are living between safe houses in fear of Taliban repression, the community activist said, as calls are growing for the Biden administration to do more to help vulnerable Afghans who remain in the country after the last US troops left on Monday.