From Kabul to keel laying: Afghan immigrants find new careers at US shipyards

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A graphic showing a ship welder and the flag of Afghanistan. (Breaking Defense graphic, original images via Getty) WASHINGTON — In 2020, as the Taliban was on the rise, Rafiullah Noori and his family uprooted from Afghanistan seeking a safer, more promising future in Northern Virginia. But Noori’s hopes for getting a college education were quickly crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic realities, and he found himself delivering food for DoorDash. Noori, then 20 years old, was desperate

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