The Brief
- The two men who drowned in the Salt River on Sept. 18 were Afghan nationals who escaped the Taliban.
- The community is rallying to support the cousins’ grieving family members.
- A GoFundMe was set up to help with memorial costs.
PHOENIX – The two men who drowned in the Salt River at Sheep’s Crossing on Sept. 18 were Afghan nationals who came to America to escape the Taliban.
Abdul Mosawar Khaliqi, 25, and Mohammad Selaman Nasri, 27, were cousins from Afghanistan who were able to flee the war-torn country through the United States’ Operation Allies Welcome.
Selaman worked as a security officer alongside U.S. forces in Kabul. He joined 2,500 Afghans fleeing the Taliban for a new life in Arizona.…