Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump
by Lok Darjee in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#72BWH)
The very same immigrants welcomed to the US after risking their lives to fight the Taliban now fear detention or worse
Ali was 25 and a pilot for the Afghan air force, just like his father before him; he arrived at the special mission wing 777 airbase in Kabul around 11am one day in August 2021.
The moment he stepped through the gates, he sensed something was wrong.
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