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More than 700 Afghans rescued from the Taliban by Jewish lawyers in UK

Daniel Berke and Simon Myerson, who founded the charity Azadi, say they have saved about 730 people so far

April 28, 2022 12:31
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TOPSHOT - Passengers stand in a queue to board on a Pakistan International Airlines plane, which is the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on August 15, at the airport in Kabul on September 13, 2021. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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The news cycle has moved on and the refugees in the spotlight today are from a conflict closer to home.

But who can forget the sight last summer of desperate Afghans clinging to the wheels of jets in the hope of escaping the newly ascendant Islamist fanatics of the Taliban?

Driven by their faith and their acute awareness of Holocaust history, a group of Jewish lawyers have not only refused to forget, they have created a charity. Their aim is to rescue those still in Afghanistan who are most at risk of torture and death, the prominent politicians and judges who tried to help the West bring good governance and prosperity to the war-torn country.

Incredibly, solicitor Daniel Berke and barrister Simon Myerson, who founded the charity Azadi, say they have saved about 730 people so far, with “12 Azadi babies” born since the charity launched.