Salt Lake County D.A. works to evacuate Afghan prosecutors targeted by Taliban

Twenty-six Afghan prosecutors and some of their relatives have been tortured and killed since the U.S. military withdrew from the country.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill leads other prosecutors from across the U.S. at a news conference in Salt Lake City announcing a fund to bring prosecutors and their families out of Afghanistan on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Salt Lake County D.A. works to evacuate Afghan prosecutors targeted by Taliban

Twenty-six Afghan prosecutors and some of their relatives have been tortured and killed since the U.S. military withdrew from the country.

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