Tortured by the Taliban, Locked Up in the U.S.

Taliban soldiers participate in a celebration in Kabul of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. Millions have fled the country since the Taliban took over in 2021. Photo: Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images.

When Mohamad presented his evidence about how the Taliban had tortured him because of his previous work in the Afghan government, a U.S. official found his story credible. 

But the United States is still trying to deport him, just not to Afghanistan.