Joseph Attar is home! Wrongfully convicted after being tortured into a confession, he’s back safely in Canada after 15 years. Majed El Shafie welcomed him earlier this morning at Pearson Airport. We will fight with him for justice, but today we are relieved he is home safe.
Afghanistan Today
Afghanistan is back in the news with American troops pulling out of Afghanistan nearly 20 years after 9/11. The Taliban are responding with a counter-campaign to claim territory throughout the country.
OFWI’s Majed El Shafie met Waliullah Rahmani in Afghanistan years ago during an OFWI mission. They recently reconnected with Majed in Toronto and Waliullah in Kabul over Zoom to explore the situation on the ground in Afghanistan today: