The uncertainty is a new point of stress. One night, Samir cried out in his sleep. In a dream, his mother had died. Four in the morning in California is 3:30 p.m. in Afghanistan, and he reached for ...

Farhad Karimi wasn't given a chance to say goodbye to his family. They remained in Afghanistan as he was flown away from his ...

It was the Afghan family’s gift of thanks — pledging honor is a deep sign of respect in their culture — that caught my breath and gave me a sense of wonder. I’ve returned to those words ...