AP Exclusive: Afghan judges in Brazil still fear retribution from the Taliban — some of whose members they'd sentenced for various crimes.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opened his nation’s doors to potential refugees from the Asian nation during remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21.
She asked that her true name not be used, nor her precise location — at a Brazilian military installation — be published. Her colleagues declined to speak to the news media. “We knew they wouldn’t let the women judges work. We would have serious threats to our lives,” she said. “They released all the criminals from the prison. These were the criminals that we sentenced.”
“But women judges were the bravest, strongest and most honest officials in the previous administration,” said Muska, who said the decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to end American presence in the country meant she quickly had to leave.Judge Renata Gil, the head of the Brazilian Association of Magistrates that is sponsoring the refugees, said the Afghans arrived “in a lot of fear, still feeling threatened.
It’s not clear yet what the future holds for them in Brazil, where at least they are protected. But Muska said they’d like to return home one day. The children look happy and energetic as they run and jump at a public playground, speaking Dari among themselves. But the judge said her eldest daughter has questions she cannot answer.
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