Dear Emgage advocates,
We are devastated by yesterday's attacks in Afghanistan that targeted civilians and U.S. service members. Targeting individuals who are seeking refuge and those assisting them is unconscionable. We pray for all the victims and mourn with their families.
Last week, to help us better understand the situation in Afghanistan, we hosted community activists and advocates from the Afghan-American community. We believe that it is absolutely crucial to center the voices of impacted communities so we can learn and stand together during difficult times.
We were honored to partner with the Afghan American Foundation and Women for Afghan Women.
The discussion was hosted by our CEO Wa’el Alzayat and participants included:
- Freshta Taeb, Advocate and Refugee Interventionist
- Nadia Hashimi, Pediatrician, Author, and Advocate
- Haris Tarin, Author and Senior Policy Advisor at DHS office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
We are supporting the calls by Afghan and Afghan American civil society leaders, along with U.S. and international humanitarian and human rights leaders, to continue to work with international partners to evacuate at-risk Afghans and to maintain pressure on the new leadership in Kabul to abide by international humanitarian and human rights laws.
Please take action today by asking Congress and the Biden Administration to:
- Do whatever is necessary to provide safe harbor to vulnerable and at-risk Afghans, and increase the number of Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans and the categories that Afghans can seek asylum.
- Mobilize the international community to deliver needed aid and assistance to displaced Afghans inside the country, and to those who are or will become refugees.
In solidarity,
Wa’el Alzayat, Emgage Action CEO
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