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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The images successful Afghanistan shocked radical astir the world. When it became wide that the Taliban would instrumentality implicit ample portions of the country, citizens rushed to the airdrome to effort to leave.
Dr. Naqid Safi is simply a aesculapian doc who was calved successful Afghanistan but present lives successful Virginia.
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Dr. Safi described his feeling erstwhile helium saw images of radical rushing to fly the state and adjacent clinging to a departing level earlier falling to their deaths.
“Disastrous, painful, disgusting, annoyed, angry, frustrated,” helium said. “Why [have we] reached to this point?” helium asked. ” I decided not to ticker these videos again, they are truthful disturbing and it shows desperation.”
Dr. Safi is portion of a radical called ERADA, that has been trying to assistance Afghanistan. They adjacent hosted the country’s erstwhile leader, President Ashraf Ghani successful a virtual speech successful June conscionable weeks earlier the erstwhile president near the state arsenic the Taliban gained control.
“One of my large concerns has been and continues to beryllium safeguarding the extortion of nationalist property, infrastructure, peculiarly the lives of civilians, women and children. I spot horrible images,” said Dr. Safi.
Aid groups said determination are tens of thousands of Afghans who privation to permission the state and the CEO of Baltimore-based Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service said they are helping Afghans who are trying to marque it present to the U.S.
“They consciousness helpless and hopeless, and truthful what we are trying to guarantee them is that there’s inactive enactment being taken and that we are inactive moving hard to effort to get them evacuated,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, the CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen said determination volition beryllium clip to fig retired what went incorrect but close present the U.S. should absorption connected evacuations.
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“We person an work to marque definite that we don’t permission those radical behind. It’s truly important that we bring our folks location but supply refuge to those who person been partners with us,” said Senator Van Hollen.
Dr. Safi said passim his beingness he’s seen galore enactment changes successful Afghanistan. He’s waiting to spot what volition hap next.
“Civilians are the astir susceptible ones successful each azygous transition, and we anticipation that determination volition beryllium a amended time for everyone. I deliberation Afghans merit to unrecorded successful peace,” said Dr. Safi.
Governor Larry Hogan said Maryland volition invited Afghans who risked their lives to assistance the U.S.
In a tweet, the politician said “I americium announcing Maryland’s committedness to person much Afghan interpreters who person contributed to U.S. efforts successful Afghanistan. Many of these Afghan citizens–our allies–bravely risked their lives to enactment our efforts, and we person a motivation work to assistance them.”
Today, I americium announcing Maryland’s committedness to person much Afghan interpreters who person contributed to U.S. efforts successful Afghanistan. Many of these Afghan citizens—our allies—bravely risked their lives to enactment our efforts, and we person a motivation work to assistance them. pic.twitter.com/1B89nxz3Bi
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) August 16, 2021
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