An Afghan soldier who helped the U.S. military overseas was forced to flee Afghanistan or be killed by the Taliban. The situation became so dire that his last resort was to head to South America and make the dangerous journey to illegally cross through the U.S.-Mexico border.
military overseas was forced to flee Afghanistan or be killed by the Taliban.
Ahmad Fahim Majeed arrived in Texas back in September and has been held in the Eden Detention Center ever since. His sister lives in Tempe and is a refugee herself.Majeed is an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Army Military Air Brigade. He fled, fearing the Taliban would kill him because he had provided information to the U.S. military while also protecting, defending and working alongside American soldiers.
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