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glamour.com:

As told to In July, my younger sister and I booked last-minute tickets to fly from our homes in D.C. to our mother’s home in Kabul, Afghanistan.

We wanted to see our family because, ever since the U.S. announced its withdrawal last spring and the Taliban accelerated their takeover, our window to visit the country safely was shrinking.

With the Taliban on the offensive, I knew this could be one of my last opportunities.During my week there, we shared meals together, all seven of my siblings in the same room for the first time in nine years.

We took a little road trip to the Panjshir Valley outside of Kabul, picnicking and enjoying the gorgeous landscape. I texted my stateside husband pictures and told him I hoped to bring our future kids to.