'The ESL teachers are highly visible targets…many of them having received death threats,' said a U.S. academic trying to help them.
who are working for this cause weekly but just get back messages that say, 'thank you for your interest,'" Holland explained."Same thing from the White House."
"We continue to identify ways to support U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and Afghans who have worked with us and who may choose to depart. We have no illusion that any of this will be easy or rapid. We recognize that there are many Afghan citizens at risk who do not qualify for the Special Immigrant Visa," the spokesperson said."We will continue to assist Afghans who may be eligible for referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and at-risk Afghans.
Lawrence said that one of the teacher's family had been tortured in his home while he was away. His father was also taken by the Taliban and beaten severely before he was returned two days later.reviewed a photo of the father's back covered in welts from the beating. Lawrence said the teacher told her that"he sees his death every moment" and"dreams of his death because of the situation he is in.
"They were told to go by their directors and await evacuation, but the deadline passed, and they had to go back into hiding," she said. Holland said that some made"terrifying trips back to their cities often with Taliban in their cars accompanying them from checkpoint to checkpoint."
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