Welcome to Episode 103 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal.

Today, my guest is Tahmina Nasser, who arrived in the U.S. during Operation Allies Refuge after working with Americans for over a decade.

Tahmina discusses qualifying to work with the U.S. in Afghanistan, and many of the jobs she held in her homeland with various American entities over 14 years. She also talks about the dangers that those jobs brought to her.

Tahmina tells the story of her evacuation from Afghanistan, and her arrival and adjustment inside the U.S. Unlike many of the refugees who have come on the podcast, Tahmina says she could not find the assistance she desperately needed in the U.S., and was forced to provide for her family largely on her own.

Tahmina also tells the heartbreaking firsthand account of the abuse she experienced at the hands of her husband in Afghanistan, and the lack of agency she experienced years later on arrival in the U.S. She also laments the circumstances that Afghan women have been forced into now that the Taliban have control of the country.

About the host:

Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner.

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