A Kitchener, Ont., man who was in Afghanistan working for a non-profit and spent months there hiding from the Taliban has returned home to Canada.
Wasai Rahimi travelled to Kabul in the summer of 2021 to further his work with iHelp International, which offers basic courses and training to women. During this trip, his specific work involved training women to become tailors or seamstresses.
When the Taliban suddenly swept to power, Rahimi decided to stay in the country to try to help his former colleagues and family escape.
“When you work for women, especially in Afghanistan, it is not good news for
