About Afghan "Nina"

About Nina - a most unusual Afghan

Until September 2021, "Nina" (a pen name, for security purposes) was a student at American University of Afghanistan, excelling in her studies, and working towards a degree in a finance-related field.

From her earliest memory, she had a fierce sense of adventure, of curiosity, and a particular fascination with, and competence for math. Nina credits her father, a retired senior Afghan military officer, with instilling in her a belief that she is an individual, who should make her own decisions, and pursue her own, unlimited goals.

Those familiar with Afghanistan know that such beliefs can easily get one ejected from their family, bullied by the tribe, or even executed. Yet Nina took her father's advice, taught herself English (through streaming American TV shows and movies), and became the first in her family to apply for, and be accepted to American University of Afghanistan, where she studied in a math- and finance-related field.

Nina's dream was to come to America, after graduating from AUAF, to get her MBA, to prepare herself to pursue her primary goal: "I want to create a network of universities in Afghanistan that will provide quality educational opportunities, especially for responsible, freedom-oriented political leadership." She also wants to develop a US-based nonprofit that will provide educational, skill-building and financial literacy opportunities for refugees -- and eventually, her own fashion design business.

Nina's rushed evacuation from Afghanistan

Until August 2021, Nina had only heard of the Taliban.

In the wake of America's rushed, ill-conceived, poorly-executed departure, she came to see, first-hand, the totalitarianism that so many in Afghanistan feared. When the Taliban began targeting her (as it was doing to many other young ladies), Nina became desperate to get out of Afghanistan, and made it to one of the last planes that the US provided, before the Taliban took total control of her nation.

Because of the chaos left in the wake of America's withdrawal, Afghanistan's government collapsed, and its intelligence databases -- containing the identities of those who helped US and Coalition governments -- are now in the Taliban's possession. As a result, the Taliban has been hunting and executing anyone whom it suspects of being a US ally.

Nina's father is being hunted by the Taliban

Nina's father is on the Taliban's hunting list, because it discovered he provided valuable, ongoing intelligence and assistance to American and Coalition military, intelligence and diplomatic agencies (some details are here).

American multimedia designer, writer and freedom activist, Jon Sutz (JonSutz.com), began helping Nina soon after she arrived in the US, and conducted the following 14-minute audio interview with her, about the situation facing her father and family:

Jon Sutz audio interview with "Nina" - Afghan refugee - 02Oct21

As of this writing (March 2, 2022), Nina's father has thus far evaded the Taliban searches for him moving from safe house to safe house, aided by his extensive family, and a US-based volunteer organization.

Nina is fervently working to help raise the money to get her father and family (15 total) to a safe third nation, where they can apply for US asylum.

A fundraiser has been organized to help rescue Nina's family, and that of another Afghan ally

Jon is now working with the Kenneth & Nira Abramowitz Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit (info here), promote a fundraising campaign they created to raise $125,000 to help rescue Nina's family, and that of another US ally (info here).

The bulk of the money raised by this campaign will be used to:

1. 1. Transport Nina's family (15 members), and the family of another US ally (7 members; details here) to a safe nation, at a cost of $5,000 per person (22 total @ $5,000 per person = $110,000)

   2. Provide housing, food and medical care to these two families, in the safe nation, as they apply for US asylum, and await a determination ($15,000)

Mechanically, the Abramowitz Foundation will be directing the bulk of these funds to the Doubting Thomas Research Foundation, another 501(c)3 nonprofit, which has been performing rescues, and providing evacuees with food and medical services; slide show here; donation portal here. As of mid-February 2022, however, the DTRF has depleted the $68,000 it raised for this effort.

See the details of this fundraiser at:

Afghan Ally Rescue Campaign – The Kenneth & Nira Abramowitz Foundation

You can reach Nina at nina.amiri356@gmail.com Jon can be reached at jonsutzdesign@gmail.com.

After fundraising, the second purpose of this document is to help introduce Nina to America's most prominent freedom activists, particularly those with deep knowledge of the tragedy that befell Afghanistan, in the hopes of helping to advance her general welfare, and her mission to rescue her family.