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Zubair

Some of the younger boys of newly arrived Afghan refugees play in their own game at a St. Louis sports facility. The weekly get-together is a chance to exercise and make new friends.

Amid chaos, young Afghan refugees find something familiar in St. Louis — soccer

Refugees

Dozens of young refugees from Afghanistan gather on Saturday afternoons in St. Louis for something that’s crucial to their successful resettlement in a new land: getting to just be kids.

Zubair Rahman (13), his siter Nabila (9) and their father Rafiq in New York.

One Pakistani family retells the story of a drone attack that changed their lives

Conflict & Justice
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