PHILADELPHIA — Abdullah Amarkhail left everything behind in his home country of Afghanistan — his family, his friends, his career.
“Even my hope,” the 31-year-old said.
For six months, he’s been living in South Philadelphia, helped by HIAS Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that provides legal and social services and other support to new immigrants and refugees. On Sunday, the organization hosted a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at the Old Pine Community Center in the Society Hill neighborhood for its clients who have come to the United States in the last year.
