My name is Heather Shaughnessy. My father, Kevin Shaughnessy was in the Army and was stationed in Afghanistan in the early 2000’s. In 2010, my family was able to sponsor one of my dad’s translators, Fareed to move to the US from Afghanistan. Fareed is now family to us. Fareed’s brothers Hamed and Mansour and brothers-in-law Hafiz and Abdul also worked with the US military and have applied for SIV (Special Immigrant Visas) for Afghans who were employed by/on behalf of the US government. The applications were submitted in July and September of 2021 but have not yet been processed. As of yet, Mansour is the only one to receive a case number.
We are asking for donations to help Fareed's family. We send them what we can each month but it isn't enough to support his entire family who have not been able to work since the Taliban took over the country.