From fleeing Afghanistan to building a life in the US, 17-year-old Faisal Ghandiwal shares his story
In 2021, Faisal Ghandiwal and his family rushed to the airport to flee Afghanistan, but Ghandiwal was the only one of his immediate family to make it out. After a few months in Qatar he made it to the US, but his journey wasn't over. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
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Chaos at the airport in Kabul separated Faisal Ghandiwal, who was 14 at the time, from his p…
The two pushed forward, broke through the masses, and got on one of the last flights, leaving behind their families, their homes and everything they had ever known.
