As the Taliban claimed territory last summer, Mir Abdullah Miri and his cousin Aziz both planned to flee their homes in Herat, a city in western Afghanistan. Mir, an educational researcher, made it to the Afghan capital and tried to get on a flight, while Aziz, a cellphone programmer, decided to cross into Iran on foot with his wife and two young children, hoping to reach relatives in Germany. After Aziz and his family set off through Afghanistan\u2019s southern desert, Mir was left to untangle the mystery of what really happened to them in that desolate wilderness, where thousands of Afghans have risked their lives in search of a way out.<\/p>
Created by Afghans forced into exile when the Taliban took over last year, \u201cNo Way Home\u201d tells of the perilous exodus born of two decades of broken promises in the U.S. war on terror. Through the stories of four Afghans who tried to leave when the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan last summer, these Afghan storytellers use their own experiences of departure, loss, and resilience to illuminate the dark end of America\u2019s longest war. A production of The Intercept and New America, \u201cNo Way Home<\/a>\u201d is a four-part series available on the Intercepted podcast.<\/p> Hosted on Acast. See acast.com\/privacy<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n