Afghan woman, separated from family in U.S., pleads for help getting out.
An Afghan woman, whose name is being withheld for security concerns, graduates from university in a 2018 family photo.
"She is under pressure," her father said, helping translate for a daughter he said is normally proficient in English."Now in this status situation, she forgot her language. She forgot her information. She forgot her mind."Mina's mother says she isn't used to relying on medication to fall asleep, but after calls like this one, she says she needs it to escape the dark reality facing her only daughter -- blaming herself for Mina being left behind.
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