Shakib Noori and Madi Williamson Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent
b'When Joe Biden announced that US troops would pull out of Afghanistan, thousands of people rushed to Hamid Karzai International Airport where many lost their lives in the events that followed. Over 150 people died after a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a U.S. checkpoint just days before U.S. troops departure on August 31. \\n\\nWe speak to two people working to get at-risk individuals through the Kabul airport and out of Afghanistan:\\n\\nMadi Williamson, based in Istanbul, is a nurse from Seattle, Washington who specializes in human-centered migratory health. She spent five years working with refugee populations in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. \\n\\nShakib Noori, based in Washington, DC with over a decade of professional experience with private sector, NGO, and government institutions. Shakib is an Afghan-American. He has worked with many international organizations in and outside Afghanistan.'