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How Afghans are embracing activism in California's Bay Area

One of the biggest Afghan ex-pat communities in the U.S. is in California’s Bay Area.

With the Taliban’s return threatening artists in their homeland, Afghans in America are embracing activism.

Chloe Veltman of NPR member station KQED reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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