Grand Prairie Couple Takes In Afghan Family Of 5 Who Barely Made It Out Of Afghanistan – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The conflict in Afghanistan could also be over however a North Texas household is reminded of it day-after-day.
That’s as a result of they’ve opened their house to an Afghan immigrant alongside along with his anticipating spouse and three youngsters.
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Mohammed Stoman Hotak and his household barely made it out of Afghanistan in August aboard a packed airplane, leaving their house with solely two suitcases, as a result of his work on a U.S. navy base would make him a sure goal of the Taliban.
Two weeks in the past, the 29-year-old immigrant alongside along with his pregnant spouse and three youngsters moved into the Grand Prairie house of Mark and Brenna Puls.
“We had three days discover that they’d be right here,” says Mark Puls.
“I simply actually thought what would we do if that was our scenario how can we assist,” says Brenna Puls. “So we thought, gosh, we’ve bought this upstairs room there’s all these refugees, possibly we are able to open a room or one thing.”
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The blended households celebrated Halloween with their youngsters and the company have already turn into Dallas Cowboys followers.
Mohammed and his spouse and children arrived on this nation with nobody to name family.
However that’s what they now think about Mark and Brenna.
“We’re household now and we might be household sooner or later as effectively,” Stoman Hotak, “and so I’ve now one household right here within the U.S., that’s Mr. Mark and Brenna, so I’ve just one household.”
An online fundraising account has been set as much as assist the household with its wants.