Local Vigil Held As US Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan And Taliban Retakes Control

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

WESTWOOD (CBSLA) – A vigil was held in Westwood Tuesday night in a show of support for the people of Afghanistan, many of whom are threatened as the Taliban retakes control of the country while U.S. forces withdraw.

Dozens of people turned out for the vigil to express how deeply emotional and personal the situation is in the embattled country.

“It’s so hard because Taliban is danger,” Fahima Sarfaraz, who said she was an activist and advocate for women in Afghanistan when her face was doused with acid by Taliban fighters.

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