‘We don’t want dark days’: Afghan refugees in Utah express fear over Taliban’s takeover

They distrust the Taliban, but say the people of Afghanistan have changed in the last 20 years.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hanifa Javadi is a refugee from Afghanistan, living in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hanifa Javadi is a refugee from Afghanistan, living in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.

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