Posted on Jul 30, 2022
Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban
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It takes a lot of people to help one artist get out of Afghanistan safely.
Ahmad Fanoos is a well-known singer in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban took over, he was a judge and performer on an American Idol-style show called Afghan Star.
The Taliban has banned music across the country. At first, Fanoos didn't leave his home. Then, he says, he received a threatening letter from the Taliban, accusing him and his family members for being infidels for making music. His wife and 18-year-old son Mehran, a violinist, had gone to India. Another son, 25-year-old pianist Elham Fanoos, was in New York.
It takes a lot of people to help one artist get out of Afghanistan safely.
Ahmad Fanoos is a well-known singer in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban took over, he was a judge and performer on an American Idol-style show called Afghan Star.
The Taliban has banned music across the country. At first, Fanoos didn't leave his home. Then, he says, he received a threatening letter from the Taliban, accusing him and his family members for being infidels for making music. His wife and 18-year-old son Mehran, a violinist, had gone to India. Another son, 25-year-old pianist Elham Fanoos, was in New York.
Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel 45 announced the withdrawal... but did absolutely nothing in the way of planning a safe withdrawal of ALL that were at risk. Same goes for all the weapons & equipment that the Trumpublicans are laying off on POTUS Biden.
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COL Jeff Williams
Yes as the then CinC, Trump bears responsibility, however the CinC is not a planner. That failure fell on the DoD. I doubt Trump told them not to plan at all. As a senior staff member, we were always planning, unless we were told specifically not to.
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