Dear Donors,
We have been in recent communication with Bashir.
He explained that a rocket hit their neighbor's house in the middle of the night a few weeks ago. Several people were injured, perhaps killed. The rocket attacks led the family to take shelter in the basement and later move out of Kabul.
Bashir has moved his family four times in the past week, going to the homes of family or friends. Just this week, people have started searching house by house across several districts. Bashir isn't sure who these people are, but they have guns and are looking for people and papers.
The airport trips are especially harrowing. Sometimes they move at night and sometimes by day, always via taxi, never revealing the real reasons for travel. They experienced harassment and nearly had their travel documents destroyed. In another episode, a large crowd temporarily separated Bashir from his wife in the dark.
As you can see in the new video, revised images, and copy, we have redacted information that could compromise the family’s security.
Bashir and his family send their deep appreciation for your donations.