US Families Mid-Adoption Trying to Get Afghan Children Out

US Families Mid-Adoption Trying to Get Afghan Children Out
Noman Mujtaba (L) and Bahaudin Mujtaba in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 21, 2017. Courtesy of Bahaudin Mujtaba via AP
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After five frustrating years mired in bureaucratic delays, Bahaudin Mujtaba and his wife Lisa had hoped to finally bring the 10-year-old Afghan boy they’re adopting to their home in Florida this year for a chance at a different future.

But with the collapse of the Afghan government, the couple is desperately trying to get the boy, Noman, on a flight out of Kabul—going anywhere—before the chance to leave disappears.