Escape From Kabul
As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August, one family was unsure if they'd ever make it back home to Texas.
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Jessica Goudeau has written for the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, and is a former columnist for Catapult. She has a PhD in literature from the University of Texas and served as a Mellon Writing Fellow and Interim Writing Center Director at Southwestern University. Goudeau is the author of After the Last Border, the story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America.
As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August, one family was unsure if they'd ever make it back home to Texas.
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