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‘There is nobody to stop them’: First Afghan refugee in Utah describes ordeal at Kabul airport

Azim Kakaie arrived in Salt Lake City on Tuesday and is working to get his family here.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Azim Kakaie, the first Afghan SIV, or special immigrant visa holder to arrive in Utah since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan, discusses life and work in Kabul and the days leading up to the chaotic end of the war, Sept. 2, 2021.