But Mr. Yousafzai and his wife, Bibi, worried for the fate of several brothers, nephews and cousins, who also had worked for the Americans. The attack on Thursday at the Kabul airport and the fast-approaching U.S. withdrawal made it less likely that they would get out any time soon. Despite all the trauma, they said, their only daughter now has a future very different from the one she would have had in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. And for Huzzaif, who was kidnapped four years ago and held for ransom, there would no longer be any fear. The money was good, and the family believed in the American mission to root out extremists and develop their homeland.

Source: International New York Times August 28, 2021 06:56 UTC