It’s been a year since the Taliban swept into Kabul. For many U.S. troops who tried to help Afghans flee their homeland, the last two weeks of August 2021 remain indelibly seared into their consciousness.
A naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Las Vegas, Hekmat Ghawsi brought his wife, Laily, through the chaos at the Kabul airport with the help of war veterans with whom he had worked. Today, the couple celebrate their first Valentine’s Day in the United States.