Readjusting to life in the United States will take time, their parents said.
“I hope we will become friends! I wish for you and your family to have a great life!” “Pakiza, I am so happy you are out now!” read one letter from a fourth grader. Byer gifted her a large teddy bear and a stack of personalized yellow greeting cards from her classmates, all of whom were eager to meet the classmate they waited to meet for months. I put her desk right here by me,” Melvin said to Pakiza’s mother Huma afterwards. The three students were stranded with their parents in Afghanistan when the Taliban took over the country. Pakiza’s brothers Faizan, 8, and Raihan, 6, stand in the doorway.
Baker Elementary School in Sacramento on Monday. The children had outgrown some of the clothes they left behind.įourth grade teacher Kelly Melvin emotionally hugs her Afghan student Pakiza, 9, after giving her a teddy bear to welcome her back to Ethel I. McGill rushed to bring more than a dozen bags of groceries, new backpacks, clothes and school supplies to the family’s home. The most overwhelming moment, he said, was learning that they were finally able to leave Afghanistan and were headed to a temporary living space in Abu Dhabi. government and ultimately helped secure their escape from Afghanistan and flight back to Sacramento. He told their story to reporters, advocated for their safe return with the U.S.
Beginning in mid-August, when Taliban fighters took control of Afghanistan, McGill stayed in communication day and night with the childrens’ parents. The Sacramento Bee is not publishing the family’s last name to protect their identities and safety. Before they left the airport, Yuen gave the kids stuffed animals and glow toys - gifts to welcome them home after missing nearly 50 days of school. Faizan, 8, Pakiza, 9, and Raihan, 6, embraced McGill, before they piled into his Nissan Pathfinder and headed for the family’s apartment.
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