Three daughters and a whole new country: How an Afghan family escaped and built a home in Philadelphia

“[I’d] just like to be someone for myself and to be an independent woman. This opportunity we didn’t have [before],” says Najia, who fled Afghanistan with her family through a harrowing, near-miss escape while being 9 months pregnant. Though the news of a refugee crisis fades from headlines quickly, this family's resettlement process is only just beginning.

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