Help an Afghan Family Start Over
United States
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My name is Lydia Kiesling and I live in Portland, Oregon. My neighbors T. & H. and their four young kids resettled here from Afghanistan in 2021. It has been a joy to get to know their family and watch them become an important part of this community. T. spends his days helping others, and now he needs our help.
As a young man, T. was an interpreter for NATO and the US Armed Forces, earning special distinction for carrying out his duties under direct fire. Like many Afghans, he faced retaliation from the Taliban at the end of the US occupation. He and his family escaped during the Fall of Kabul, almost losing their youngest baby during the chaos at the Kabul airport. Since they arrived in Portland they have thrown everything into creating a safe and joyful life for their children and contributing to their new city. T. has worked grueling overnight factory jobs while driving Lyft and Uber. He earned his trucking license and took long-distance jobs away from his kids. Ever since he and his family arrived, T. has also volunteered to help other refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking families on their American journey. He spends the day working at his full-time job, the afternoon taking care of his kids with H., the evening driving Uber, and late nights picking up new arrivals at the airport and making sure they are settled.
When T. and his family fled Afghanistan, they were forced to leave behind his elderly parents and his sister, who needs costly medical treatment for a chronic health condition. She is a trained engineer but has been unable to work or receive proper medical care under the Taliban regime. T. hoped that he could one day bring his parents and sister to the United States. Now that the Special Immigrant Visa program is suspended and Afghanistan is on Trump’s updated “Muslim ban” list, this seems increasingly unlikely. He has been paying their rent in Afghanistan since he began working in the U.S., and was recently able to send them to Pakistan. They are currently in a new country with no source of income besides T., who is supporting a family of six here in the expensive city of Portland. Despite working seven days a week, he is no longer able to sustain both households, and he is desperately worried about their future.
T. is a person who does not like to ask for help, so it’s my honor to do it on his behalf. Our government embarked on a costly forever war in Afghanistan, then turned its back on its people. If you have the means, please contribute to the safety and comfort of a vulnerable family who are currently alone and struggling in Pakistan. T. does not know if he will ever see his parents again. Let’s ease their burden, and show T. the care that he shows people every day.
Susan Williard
5 weeks ago
$45
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United States
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My name is Lydia Kiesling and I live in Portland, Oregon. My neighbors T. & H. and their four young kids resettled here from Afghanistan in 2021. It has been a joy to get to know their family and watch them become an important part of this community. T. spends his days helping others, and now he needs our help.
As a young man, T. was an interpreter for NATO and the US Armed Forces, earning special distinction for carrying out his duties under direct fire. Like many Afghans, he faced retaliation from the Taliban at the end of the US occupation. He and his family escaped during the Fall of Kabul, almost losing their youngest baby during the chaos at the Kabul airport. Since they arrived in Portland they have thrown everything into creating a safe and joyful life for their children and contributing to their new city. T. has worked grueling overnight factory jobs while driving Lyft and Uber. He earned his trucking license and took long-distance jobs away from his kids. Ever since he and his family arrived, T. has also volunteered to help other refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking families on their American journey. He spends the day working at his full-time job, the afternoon taking care of his kids with H., the evening driving Uber, and late nights picking up new arrivals at the airport and making sure they are settled.
When T. and his family fled Afghanistan, they were forced to leave behind his elderly parents and his sister, who needs costly medical treatment for a chronic health condition. She is a trained engineer but has been unable to work or receive proper medical care under the Taliban regime. T. hoped that he could one day bring his parents and sister to the United States. Now that the Special Immigrant Visa program is suspended and Afghanistan is on Trump’s updated “Muslim ban” list, this seems increasingly unlikely. He has been paying their rent in Afghanistan since he began working in the U.S., and was recently able to send them to Pakistan. They are currently in a new country with no source of income besides T., who is supporting a family of six here in the expensive city of Portland. Despite working seven days a week, he is no longer able to sustain both households, and he is desperately worried about their future.
T. is a person who does not like to ask for help, so it’s my honor to do it on his behalf. Our government embarked on a costly forever war in Afghanistan, then turned its back on its people. If you have the means, please contribute to the safety and comfort of a vulnerable family who are currently alone and struggling in Pakistan. T. does not know if he will ever see his parents again. Let’s ease their burden, and show T. the care that he shows people every day.
Susan Williard
5 weeks ago
$45
Anonymous
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