Posted on Aug 18, 2022
One year after escape, Afghan refugee Zamzama Safi builds a 'peaceful' life in Missouri
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Aug. 15 marked the one-year anniversary of Zamzama Safi’s escape from Afghanistan. The former translator for U.S. forces reflects on living in Missouri for nearly a year — and her hopes for the future.
Zamzama Safi’s life has changed a lot in the last year. On Aug. 15, 2021, she was at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, with a ticket for an afternoon flight. By that point, Taliban fighters had encircled the city.
“The security situation was not good, and I thought maybe the flight would be canceled,” Safi explained on St. Louis on the Air last August. “I was scared.”
After a delay, Safi’s flight took off. She cried with joy. The 25-year-old former translator for U.S. forces in Afghanistan had a layover in Doha, Qatar, and in Washington, D.C. She landed in St. Louis soon after.
Zamzama Safi’s life has changed a lot in the last year. On Aug. 15, 2021, she was at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, with a ticket for an afternoon flight. By that point, Taliban fighters had encircled the city.
“The security situation was not good, and I thought maybe the flight would be canceled,” Safi explained on St. Louis on the Air last August. “I was scared.”
After a delay, Safi’s flight took off. She cried with joy. The 25-year-old former translator for U.S. forces in Afghanistan had a layover in Doha, Qatar, and in Washington, D.C. She landed in St. Louis soon after.
One year after escape, Afghan refugee Zamzama Safi builds a 'peaceful' life in Missouri
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I probably saw her as I met most of the US flights into DC/VA on those frantic days.
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There are much worse places to have landed in the states. -- good luck to her and hers
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CSM Chuck Stafford I Wonder How close she is Living to North St Louis where I was Born. Wonder How Many of My Relatives She has Met Already. Lots and Lots of Weslings and Ronsieks in St Louis.
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CSM Chuck Stafford
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I lived for a minute just outside of Springfield -- God's country for sure
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