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MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE TALIBAN
TOOK OVER KABUL AS THE
GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN
COLLAPSED. YOU’RE ABOUT TO MEET
A WOMAN WHO HAD A RUN FOR A
LIFE, LEAVING HER HUSBAND AND
CHILDREN BEHIND MANY FOREIGNERS
AND THE COUNTRY’S PREVIOUS
PRESIDENT HAD TO GET OUT OF THE
COUNTRY AS THE TALIBAN TOOK
CONTROL A YEAR LATER. THE IMPACT
OF THAT CHANGE IS STILL BEING
FELT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO
DETROIT. I TALKED TO ONE WOMAN
WHO WORKED WITH THE U. S ARMY IN
AFGHANISTAN. SHE’S IN MICHIGAN
NOW, BUT PAULA, SHE STILL
DOESN’T FEEL SAFE. YEAH NO, AND
THAT’S BECAUSE HER FAMILY IS NOT
SAFE WHEN SHE WAS HASTILY
SPIRITED OUT OF AFGHANISTAN FOR
HER OWN SAFETY, SHE LEFT BEHIND
HER HUSBAND, THREE DAUGHTERS
UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AND A TWO
MONTH OLD SON. SHE SAT DOWN
TODAY TO COURAGEOUSLY TALKED TO
US ABOUT WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE FOR
THE LAST YEAR. BUT WHEN WE FOUND
OUT THE NATURE AND THE SENSITIVE
NATURE OF THE WORK SHE WAS DOING
FOR THE U. S GOVERNMENT AND ITS
ALLIES AND THE FACT THAT
SOMEBODY FROM THE TALIBAN COULD
ACTUALLY SEE HER FACE AND
CONNECTED WITH THEIR FAMILY. WE
DECIDED TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY
SO THAT WE COULD KEEP HER FAMILY
SAFE. WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN
AMERICA WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS
STILL IN AFGHANISTAN, AND THE
TALIBAN IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
PUNISH YOU FROM AFAR WAS
INFORMED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR YOU FOR YOUR CHILDREN HERE
IN DEARBORN. SHE GOES BY THE
NAME HAS SINA AT THE NONPROFIT
HOPE CARE AND BEYOND. SHE’S ONE
OF MANY WOMEN FROM VARIOUS
COUNTRIES WHO BECOME REFUGEES AT
THIS NON PROFIT. SHE’S LEARNING
ENGLISH AND JOB READINESS
SKILLS. BUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR
SHE WAS ONE OF THE COURAGEOUS
WOMEN WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE THE U
. S ARMY FERRETING OUT THE
TALIBAN AS THEY HID IN BUILDINGS
AND IDENTIFYING THEM FOR
CAPTURE. FOR 4.5 YEARS, SHE
RISKED HER LIFE TO HELP THE U. S
AND ITS ALLIES AND WHEN KABUL
FELL A YEAR AGO, SHE NAVIGATED A
TERRIFYING ORDEAL TO GET OUT
ALIVE. THEY HAD A PLANE AND THEY
SAID, OKAY, ALL THESE PEOPLE YOU
GET IN ALL THOSE WHO WERE
WORKING WITH THE ARMY, SO THEY
GOT IN. BUT THEN YOU KNOW, THERE
WAS SUCH A FIGHT GOING ON.
EVERYBODY WANTED TO GET ON THE
PLANE. IF WE HAD STAYED, THEY
WOULD HAVE KILLED ALL OF US
WHILE SEARCHING FOR HER FAMILY.
NOT SURE IF THEY FOUND THE RIGHT
HOUSEHOLD. THE TALIBAN STILL SAW
A DIFFERENT PRIZE. HER DAUGHTERS
, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO KIDNAP
HER DAUGHTERS, AND EVEN THEY
WERE TRYING TO MARRY THEIR
DAUGHTER, THOUGH THOSE 13 AND 12
YEAR OLD HER MOTHER WAS ABLE TO
SNEAK THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE
COUNTRY, BUT THEY STILL AWAIT
PAPERWORK TO GET TO THE UNITED
STATES AND HER HUSBAND IS STILL
STUCK IN AFGHANISTAN. TODAY SHE
PREPARES TO TAKE A SUPERVISORY
ROLE SEWING FOR LOCAL ROBOTICS
FIRM SHE HOPES BUILDING A NEST
FOR THE DAY SHE’S REUNITED WITH
HER FAMILY PRAYING FOR THAT DAY
DESPERATE FOR THAT DAY, BUT HER
HEART REMAINS HEAVY. YES SHE IS
PHYSICALLY SAFE. EVERY PART OF
HER EXCEPT HER HEART KIND TEARS
SO. I AM. I’M OKAY HERE. I MEAN,
BUT I AS IF I’M NOT LIVING I AM
LIVING, BUT I’M NOT LIVING
INSIDE. I’M VERY SAD AND STRESS
CAUSED. MY FAMILY IS NOT HERE
AND I ALWAYS THINK OF THEM SO
WHEN THEY WILL COME HERE, I WILL
BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW. I’M LIVING.
I’M DOING EVERYTHING BUT I’M NOT
HAPPY. YEAH SO THINK ABOUT THIS
. SHE HASN’T SEEN HER FAMILY IN
MORE THAN A YEAR, AND THIS IS
THE WAY HER FEAR AND ANXIETY
MANIFESTS. SHE GETS SOMETHING,
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE ADRENALINE
POISONING KAREN, WHERE SHE HAS
THESE BOATS AND HER FACE BREAKS
OUT, AND THEN IT SWELLS UP AND
SHE HAS THESE BOATS FOR DAYS AT
A TIME, AND THAT’S HOW HER
STRESS ACTUALLY MANIFEST BUT
STILL STOICALLY. SHE’S LEARNING
ENGLISH. SHE’S LEARNING A CRAFT.
SHE’S LEARNING HOW TO TAKE CARE
OF HER FAMILY IN A DIFFERENT
COUNTRY AND HOPES THAT HER NEW
COUNTRY CAN GET HER FAMILY
REUNITED WITH HER HERE IN
DEARBORN. THAT’S WHAT HER YEAR
HAS BEEN LIKE KAREN TERRIFYING
ORDEAL AS YOU SAID, AND THE WAY
SHE DESCRIBED IT, PHYSICALLY
SAFE, BUT HER HEART IS BROKEN.
PAULA THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR