Since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, many Afghans have resettled in the U.S., and among them, dozens have made Arizona their new home, including a man who says he barely escaped being recruited by the Taliban.
A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, a woman who fled to the U.S. from the war-torn country is talking about her new life, in Arizona.Afghan refugee who helped U.S. military overseas reunited with sister after months in Texas detention center
While Mustafa Jailani is now waiting for his Green Card, his younger brothers are in legal limbo, a situation that thousands of others are facing.Mustafa worked as a translator, and helped American troops communicate. After the fall of the country, he said his skill was sought after by the Taliban, and said they told him to join their ranks, or be killed.
So far, fewer than 5,000 of the nearly 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. have secured permanent legal status.Mustafa's brothers, however, are still waiting on their cases, along with hundreds of other Afghan evacuees who were initially granted parole, which allows them to stay in the U.S. without a visa, but does not offer a path to citizenship.
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