A Sioux Falls man is trying to find ways to help friends in Afghanistan escape the grasp of the Taliban.
Attorney and radio news man Todd Epp was in Afghanistan in 2015 and 2016, working to privatize the Afghan national coal company– and met many Afghanis in the process.
Now, many of them are trying to escape and Epp wants to help.
Epp says he has been pushing all the buttons he can.
Epp says the best way to help is not to forget them.
Epp says the Taliban is actively looking for Afghanis who helped the US or our allies. He says those who would like to help, should write to their Congresspersons and President Biden and asking them to spur the US State Department to act more quickly in getting those people out of Afghanistan.
Contact South Dakota Senator John Thune.
Contact South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds.
Contact South Dakota US Representative Dusty Johnson.
Busy Kabul street scene from the top floors of an Afghanistan government building, November 15, 2015.
Photo by Todd Epp.
Afghan men play karom in a park in Kabul, February 3, 2016.
Photo by Todd Epp.
Elementary-aged Afghan girls in a Kabul park, February 3, 2016. Photo by Todd Epp.
Digitized photo of “Mohammad,” Todd Epp and “Abdul,” February 5, 2016, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photographer unknown.
Photo provided courtesy of Todd Epp.
Digitized undated photo of “Amir” in Afghan National Police Humvee, undisclosed location in Afghanistan. Photographer unknown.
Photo provided courtesy of Todd Epp.
An arts and artisans’ goods shop in Kabul, October 2, 2015.
Photo by Todd Epp.
(WNAX Radio and Todd Epp contributed information to this story.)
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