I am working with a friend from Afghanistan who is in danger from Taliban due to him teaching English to children. Taliban tried to recruit him while he was in college. He tried changing his phone number several times to avoid them. Then they showed up at his house to kill him. He escaped, but they burned his house down. Currently he is living with his family in a different location, but cannot leave to work due to the danger.
To date, we have contacted our 2 senators for help to possibly get him a special visa. He has been accepted for a Master's Degree at Highlands, but does not have money for tuition, thus they cannot issue the paperwork for his student visa. A small group from Las Vegas area has started a GoFundMe to raise for his tuition. We have raiseds $4,000 to date-not enough yet, but we will keep trying.
If you have any contacts who would be able to help us with this effort, please send the contact information. I can also come to do an in-person presentation or we can set up a Zoom meeting with him so you can meet him and hear his story.
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