I see you, Afghan girl

I, too, fled my homeland as a child under dire circumstances. The heart and soul of the immigrant woman you will become are taking shape at this very moment.

By FABIOLA SANTIAGO, THE MIAMI HERALD (TNS)

September 9, 2021 - 10:40 AM

An Afghan girl looks out of a bus window upon their arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on August 26, 2021, after fleeing from their country following the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Dear precious Afghan girl,

I see you.

I see you in the belly of a packed U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, a telling round face among the 640 Afghans being airlifted from Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 15 amid chaos.

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