(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mohammad "Wali" Tasleem prepares shirts for screening at Black Rifle Coffee Co. in Salt Lake City Tuesday March 20, 2018. Tasleem is an Afghan refugee who worked with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan. He had to leave his native country or be killed. Now he works with a former friend and U.S. soldier Jeff Kirkham who helped bring Wali to Utah.
Christopher Smart covers social-justice issues for The Salt Lake Tribune. He has been a journalist in and around Salt Lake City for more than 30 years. He enjoys meeting immigrants, traveling abroad and ethnic food.