Fleeing Afghanistan, U.S. Allies Risk Journey Through Darién Gap - The New York Times

For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety. Credit... Supported by By Julie Turkewitz Photographs and Video by Federico Rios Our journalists trekked with Afghan migrants as they traveled from South America to the United States. Taiba was being hunted by the men she had put behind bars. The death threats came as the Americans withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban marched across her country, she said. In the chaos, cell doors were flung open, freeing the rapists and abusers she had helped send to prison. “We will find you,” the callers growled. “We will kill you.” Taiba’s entire life had been shaped by the American vision of a democratic Afghanistan: She had studied law, worked with the Americans to fight violence against women and ultimately became a top government official for women’s rights, gathering testimony that put abusers away. But after saving so many women’s lives, she was suddenly trying to sa

For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety. Credit... Supported by By Julie Turkewitz Photographs and Video by Federico Rios Our journalists trekked with Afghan migrants as they traveled from South America to the United States. Taiba was being hunted by the men she had put behind bars. The death threats came as the Americans withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban marched across her country, she said. In the chaos, cell doors were flung open, freeing the rapists and abusers she had helped send to prison. “We will