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Afghan-Born U.S. Army Vet Desperate To Get Family Out Of Kabul

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Published August 16, 2021 at 11:40 AM CDT
Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on Aug. 16, 2021. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on Aug. 16, 2021. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Said Noor, a former U.S. Army interpreter who was born in Afghanistan and is trying to get his family out of the country now that the government has collapsed.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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