Victims in Oregon Small Plane Crash Were Resettled Afghan Refugees

Mohammad Hussain Musawi, center, stands with his flight instructor, left, and Darin Chung, of the Afghan American Development Group, in Independence, Oregon, on April 7, 2023. Musawi and two other men died when a plane he was piloting crashed Dec. 16, 2023. (Nikki Chung via AP)

Three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon were Afghan air force pilots who fought with the American military and came to the U.S. as refugees after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, according to groups that helped with their resettlement.