The U.S. has withdrawn from Afghanistan by the August 31 deadline, but many Afghans unprotected by foreign governments also want to escape Taliban rule. To look at where they might be heading, we look at where they’ve gone in the past.
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Shannon Longworth was an investigative reporter and anchor for Straight Arrow News from 2021 to 2023. She started her career on California’s central coast, then made her way back home working in the sprawling suburbs of New York City
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