On the anniversary of the Taliban takeover, Afghan families are still living in isolated communities and struggling to navigate life here. The Noori family lives in a South Austin apartment complex that houses over 50 Afghan families. | fawazieee
Matiullah Noori, right, walks through a park with his brother, Kareemullah, near the apartment complex where he and his family live in South Austin. The Nooris fled Afghanistan after the Taliban retook control last year.
Anjum Malik, the executive director of Global Impact Initiative, says that three-month period goes by quickly. Afterwards, families are on their own and have to rely on nonprofits like Malik’s to make ends meet. The Noori family lives in a South Austin apartment complex that houses over 50 Afghan families. Matiullah says it was hard adjusting to the new space, but they made it work. Every night, cousins flow in and out of the four units they now call home. People fall asleep in whichever room is closest.
He worked full time while taking English classes remotely through Austin Community College and, as the only one with a driver’s license, took family members wherever they needed to go in their donated car. Malik says learning English is a barrier many have yet to overcome. Local organizations must walk refugees through government processes and provide English classes. Malik says the ones who get left behind the most are Afghan women.
As one of the few English-speakers around, Matiullah says he feels like the community translator and that it’s his duty to help others. But he says tasks like enrolling children in school are a challenge when families sometimes have up to nine kids.Medina, 5, holds her youngest brother, Omair. Tasks like enrolling children in school can be a challenge for Afghan refugees.
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