Rauf was born in an Afghanrefugee camp in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. Rauf became a hospital corpsman and linguist in the United States Navy. Rauf founded the Human First Coalition, which works to evacuate refugees from Afghanistan. In December 2021, while providing humanitarian aid in Kabul, Rauf was detained by the Taliban and held for 105 days; he was subsequently released in early April 2022, following negotiations between the Taliban and the Biden administration.
In 2021, Rauf co-founded the Human First Coalition alongside his brothers Zabih Rauf and Anees Khalil. Human First is an ad hoc organization designed to help aid those fleeing from Afghanistan following the United States' withdrawal from the country.[5] The Human First Coalition is estimated to have rescued over 6,000 people from Afghanistan, including 1,000 Americans and their families, according to Rauf.[2][6]
In 2022, Rauf advocated for the Afghan Adjustment Act,[7] a bill that aims to help Afghan Afghan evacuees become legal permanent U.S. residents.[8]
Taliban captivityedit
In November 2021, following approval from the Taliban and United States government, Safi Rauf and his brother Anees Khalil began humanitarian work in Kabul, helping evacuate Afghans from the country.[9]
On December 18, senior officials from Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence approached the brothers and requested they provide an interview, claiming that all foreigners were required to provide such. Following this interview, Safi, Anees, and three British nationals were taken captive on suspicion of espionage and were placed "in rooms that were 8 feet by 8 feet, with no phones, blankets, mattresses or sunlight."[9] The brothers stated that during their captivity, both were tortured by their captors; both brothers attempted a hunger strike in a bid to be released.[10] In mid-March, both captees' families were permitted 15 minutes by the Taliban to speak with Safi and Anees.[10]
The American State Department and Biden administration conducted a months-long negotiation effort to secure the release of both brothers.[2][3] On March 31, the brothers were informed they were going to be released and told their captivity was "a misunderstanding".[9] In total, both were held captive for 105 days and were released into U.S. custody on April 1, 2022.[10] The brothers were flown to a U.S. military base in Qatar before returning to the United States.[2]
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^ abcdefCorrespondent, Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington (April 2022). "Exclusive: Biden administration secures release of Afghan-American Naval reservist who was held by Taliban". CNN. from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abHudson, John (April 1, 2022). "Taliban releases Navy reservist and brother detained in Afghanistan". The Washington Post. from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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^INSKEEP, STEVE (August 30, 2022). "A former U.S. special forces translator reflects on the fall of Kabul". NPR.
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^"War Veterans Are Traveling To Red States To Advocate For Afghans". HuffPost. 2022-10-31. from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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December 15, 2023
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Safiullah Rauf born 1994 is an Afghan American humanitarian and Navy reservist Safi RaufBornSafiullah Rauf1994 age 28 29 PakistanNationalityAfghan AmericanEducationGeorgetown University BS Occupation s Humanitarian soldierThe topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for biographies Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Safi Rauf news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rauf was born in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States as a teenager Rauf became a hospital corpsman and linguist in the United States Navy Rauf founded the Human First Coalition which works to evacuate refugees from Afghanistan In December 2021 while providing humanitarian aid in Kabul Rauf was detained by the Taliban and held for 105 days he was subsequently released in early April 2022 following negotiations between the Taliban and the Biden administration Contents 1 Personal life 2 Human First Coalition 2 1 Taliban captivity 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesPersonal life editSafi Rauf was born in 1994 in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan In his teenage years Rauf immigrated to Omaha Nebraska in the United States where he attended and later graduated from Millard South High School 1 2 In 2017 Rauf enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve and has served as a hospital corpsman 3 Rauf also served as a linguist and cultural advisor with Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan 2 In 2019 Rauf attended Georgetown University with a pre med track Following this he was admitted to University of Nebraska Medical Center before deferring his acceptance to co found the Human First Coalition 2 4 Human First Coalition editIn 2021 Rauf co founded the Human First Coalition alongside his brothers Zabih Rauf and Anees Khalil Human First is an ad hoc organization designed to help aid those fleeing from Afghanistan following the United States withdrawal from the country 5 The Human First Coalition is estimated to have rescued over 6 000 people from Afghanistan including 1 000 Americans and their families according to Rauf 2 6 In 2022 Rauf advocated for the Afghan Adjustment Act 7 a bill that aims to help Afghan Afghan evacuees become legal permanent U S residents 8 Taliban captivity edit In November 2021 following approval from the Taliban and United States government Safi Rauf and his brother Anees Khalil began humanitarian work in Kabul helping evacuate Afghans from the country 9 On December 18 senior officials from Taliban s General Directorate of Intelligence approached the brothers and requested they provide an interview claiming that all foreigners were required to provide such Following this interview Safi Anees and three British nationals were taken captive on suspicion of espionage and were placed in rooms that were 8 feet by 8 feet with no phones blankets mattresses or sunlight 9 The brothers stated that during their captivity both were tortured by their captors both brothers attempted a hunger strike in a bid to be released 10 In mid March both captees families were permitted 15 minutes by the Taliban to speak with Safi and Anees 10 The American State Department and Biden administration conducted a months long negotiation effort to secure the release of both brothers 2 3 On March 31 the brothers were informed they were going to be released and told their captivity was a misunderstanding 9 In total both were held captive for 105 days and were released into U S custody on April 1 2022 10 The brothers were flown to a U S military base in Qatar before returning to the United States 2 See also editForeign hostages in Afghanistan Mark FrerichsExternal links editTed TalkReferences edit Weber 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