No refuge: Afghans describe challenges in building new life in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES – Abdul Amiry thinks of his home country when he sees the Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico “These are like Afghanistan,” he said on a recent drive through Las Cruces, gesturing toward the range’s jagged peaks. Any similarities pretty much stop there. This new city, state and country — Amiry’s home for … Continue reading No refuge: Afghans describe challenges in building new life in New Mexico