Mulakhil rushed out the back door of his house in Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2021, as his country was on the brink of collapse. He heard his wife sobbing. His two-year-old son called out, “Papa, papa.”

He fought the Taliban for years. Now in Wisconsin, he hopes to reunite with his family

Durani spent 12 years in the Afghan Air Force fighting the Taliban. He now lives in Milwaukee, but has been separated from his wife and children for four years.

Man tries to make the most of his life in the U.S. while his wife is trapped in Afghanistan

Hasan has been separated from his wife since he fled Afghanistan four years ago to find refuge in Pennsylvania. He said it's "taken a toll" on his mental health.

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