The Runner From Kabul

In August 2021, when the last American planes lifted off from Kabul's airport, thousands of Afghan families were left behind with nothing but fear and silence. For weeks, no word came. Phone lines went dead. The internet was severed. Families in the United States paced their kitchens at three in the morning, refreshing screens that showed nothing. Then a young aid worker named Fatima crossed the border into Pakistan on foot, carrying a phone full of names and messages.…