Two years ago, the last United States military forces left Afghanistan and the Taliban declared victory from the Kabul airport tarmac.

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled their homes, sometimes waiting months for a way out of their home country or a chance to leave refugee camps. Many are still waiting.

Between Sept. 2021 and 2022, Minnesota resettled more than 1,300 Afghans who have started over in an unknown place, carrying the weight of war and the uncertainty of what comes next. We talked to five Afghans about their journeys here and their lives today.

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