After 'Merciless' Torture, Ahmad Now Lives in a Hideout — Waiting on a Call From Australia

Tortured by the Taliban, Locked Up in the U.S.

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After 'merciless' torture, Ahmad now lives in a hideout — waiting on a call from Australia

This Hazara refugee and his family fled Taliban violence almost four years ago, hoping to arrive on Australian shores. Now they're no closer to Australia and are facing deportation to Afghanistan.

Ahmad was tortured by the Taliban. Years later, he's still waiting for refugee status - Overpasses For America

Nearly four years after being captured and tortured by the Taliban, Ahmad can still vividly recall the cell he was held in. “The space was extremely damp, dark, and cold,” he recalls. “The smell of moisture filled the air, and the dim lighting barely illuminated the suffocating space. Every corner of that place echoed with fear, loneliness, and the looming threat of torture. The 31-year-old Hazara refugee is speaking with SBS News from a hideou…