Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled their home country after U.S. troops withdrew and Taliban forces seized control of the government last summer. Among them are around 1,400 unaccompanied minors, some of whom have ended up in refugee youth shelters here in Michigan. Today on the pod, we talked to two reporters about the experience of these young people--and what their future might hold. 

GUESTS: 

Anna Clark, reporter with ProPublica  

Melissa Sanchez, reporter with ProPublica

You can read Clark and Sanchez's reporting on the young Afghan refugees here.

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