Final yr, The Vermont Customary offered a narrative about Ashuqullah Musadiq, an Afghan nationwide who labored with the U.S. navy and made a daring option to immigrate to America. Within the ensuing months, he has begun to adapt to his new life in Hartland and now, because of an amazing humanitarian effort, his spouse Suma has been in a position to be a part of him.
Ashuqullah’s journey started in 2015, when he was working with the U.S. navy. Throughout that point, he turned good pals with somebody who later performed a pivotal function within the story. Since that particular person continues to be an lively servicemember, he will probably be referred to right here as “Invoice” to guard his identification. “Ashuqullah went by the U.S. Special Forces course with me in Fort Bragg, North Carolina,” Invoice recollects. “He was an Afghan commando on the time. They choose a sure variety of worldwide officers to undergo with us yearly and he was a kind of two guys. He efficiently graduated from the course after which went again to Afghanistan.”
Nevertheless, Ashuqullah’s work with the U.S. navy incurred a harmful label. “He knew he was marked as a useless man for, one, serving within the Particular Operations group of the Afghan navy and, two, particularly as a graduate of the U.S. Special Forces course,” Invoice stresses. “Moreover, Ashuqullah had served as an interpreter for the Special Forces for practically two years. They hid their households after which had been heading to Panjshir to affix the resistance and, as a hail Mary, reached out and I used to be in a position to get them by the gate.”
Learn extra within the January 19 version of the Vermont Customary.
