There, Samir began talking with an Afghan family with U.S. passports ... 2021.Wakil Kohsar—AFP/Getty Images The plane he boarded carried Samir from the place that produced the iconic images ...
It was the Afghan family’s gift of thanks — pledging honor is a deep sign of respect in their culture — that caught my breath and gave me a sense of wonder. I’ve returned to those words ...
In the middle of the Afghanistan withdrawal of 2021 were two little boys, whose lives, unbeknownst to them, were about to be altered forever.