Afghan refugee in Phoenix hopes to inspire others fleeing the country now | Arizona News

PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – For Muska Haseeb, observing the chaos in Afghanistan cuts deeply. The 25-year-old is an Afghan refugee. Her mother, brother and sister fled when she was just 12 years old.

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Haseeb said she felt the pain of those who are now desperately trying to leave. “It makes my heart bleed. Watching all the chaos on social media is just so terrifying,” said Haseeb.



Muska Haseeb’s mother, brother and sister fled when she was just 12 years old.



Haseeb said in Afghanistan that she had no dreams. That changed when she came to Phoenix in 2012. She started a shop selling authentic clothes from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now she is preparing to begin medical classes at the University of Texas. “When I came to the US, I saw a completely different future here,” said Haseeb.

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Valley organizations are now preparing to welcome people like Haseeb. Nonprofits like the International Rescue Committee in Arizona say refugees could arrive in the next few days after going through a screening process.

Many come with nothing. “Sometimes a backpack, sometimes just a plastic bag,” says Aaron Rippenkroeger, director of IRC Arizona.



International Rescue Committee

Now Valley organizations are preparing to welcome people like Haseeb.



The group is now collecting donations to help refugees settle in. “The most important thing is that these apartments are abolished. Health examinations such as COVID tests or vaccination options to enroll children in school,” said Rippenkröger. If you would like to donate or volunteer, click here.

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