The teen and his family hurried through the streets and winding alleys of Kabul, carrying only what they could hold in their hands.
How an Afghan teen made it to St. Louis: 3 flights, 19 months and help from a stranger
Hussein Amuri Special to the Post-Dispatch
September 16, 2024
Fourteen-year-old Faisal Ghandiwal had his phone, passport and the clothes he was wearing.
But as Ghandiwal’s family arrived at the airport, chaos erupted. Taliban soldiers swept into the area, firing guns into the sky and attacking people in the crowd. Terrified Afghans clutched their documents and pressed through the entrance gate.
“There were too many people,” Ghandiwal remembered. “It was crazy.”
It was August three years ago. The U.S. military was pulling out of the Afghanistan capital. Tens of thousands of Afghans had gathered at the Kabul International Airport, hoping desperately to get on a military flight to the U.S. But as the throngs pushed, thousands were separated from their families.
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