Mohmmad Wasiq, left, and Mohamed Amini, Afghan refugees who fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, sit together and enjoy milk tea under the American and Afghan flags in Amini’s apartment living room in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
World Relief said the organization has settled around 540 refugees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during the 2023 fiscal year with around 40% of those being from Afghanistan.
Angie Kraus, the founder of her nonprofit Amshera, buys milk for Afghan families at the Afghan Halal Market in Fort Worth. Kraus volunteers her time and money to assist Afghan refugees staring their new life in Fort Worth after they fled country following the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Aziza, an Afghan refugee who fled her country when the Taliban took over in 2021, holds her 7-month-old sleeping baby in her apartment in Fort Worth. Aziza asked Angie to help supply her with a bed for her baby as she begins to get settled in her new home.
The planner of Angie Kraus, the founder of her nonprofit Amshera, filled out with her tasks throughout the coming weeks. Kraus volunteers her time and money to assist Afghan refugees staring their new life in Fort Worth after they fled country following the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Nilofar Safi, left, helps Angie Kraus carry diapers, an iron and a tea kettle up to Aziza’s apartment in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
Mohamed Amini, an Afghan refugee who fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, in his apartment living room in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Mohamed was part of the armed forces helping Americans when he lived in Afghanistan. His work made him a target for the Taliban which led to him and his family fleeing the country.
Dentist Stan Fitzer works on Mohamed Amini, an Afghan refugee who fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, at Cornerstone Assistance Network in Fort Worth.
Omar Wahidi, 12, shows the bandaids from vaccines given to him in his right arm. Wahidi’s family fled from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. In order for him to attend school, he needed to receive all the required medical vaccinations.
Mohammad Wasiq, a translator and Afghan refugee, tries to remember the English translation while speaking to the receptionist at Cornerstone Assistance Network in Fort Worth.
Mohamed Amini, an Afghan refugee who fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, pours milk tea in his apartment living room in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Mohamed was part of the armed forces helping Americans when he lived in Afghanistan. His work made him a target for the Taliban which led to him and his family fleeing the country.
A fresh cup of Sheer Chai Afghan milk tea is poured for guests in Mohamed Amini’s apartment living room in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
Angie Kraus, the founder of her nonprofit Amshera, looks through Aziza’s kitchen to see if she needed any supplies or groceries for her and her 7-month-old baby in Fort Worth. Kraus volunteers her time and money to assist Afghan refugees staring their new life in Fort Worth after they fled country following the Taliban takeover in 2021
