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title: A00_Executive_Summary tags:
- Asylum
- I-589
- Executive-Summary Description: Executive summary of asylum claim
Why I Ask for Asylum: My Service Beside Americans and the Danger I Face
I am Zaitullah Jan Khebarkhil, a 28-year-old Afghan citizen who served as a security officer with the Khost Protection Force, working directly alongside United States military forces in Afghanistan. For over two years, I wore badge LOS304324-20200217062200-00046 and risked my life daily to protect American soldiers and Afghan civilians from Taliban attacks. My service made me a marked man—the Taliban branded me a traitor and launched a systematic campaign of terror against me and my family. They murdered my teammate Mangal in front of me, threatened to kill my parents in Mocubal Khederkhil, Khost, and forced me into hiding before I could escape to America during the chaotic evacuation of August 2021.
Today, I live in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 4817 Shadow Pointe Dr, Apt 20, working multiple jobs to survive while waiting for the Special Immigrant Visa that was supposed to protect me. But the SIV process has failed me—my application remains in bureaucratic limbo, leaving me vulnerable and without legal status. I cannot return to Afghanistan because the Taliban has made it clear that anyone who served with Americans faces certain death. My family continues to receive threats, and I know that if I go back, I will be executed as a traitor. Asylum is not just my legal right—it is my only path to safety and the chance to build a new life in the country I helped defend.
I ask for asylum because I have nowhere else to go. Afghanistan is no longer my home—it is a death sentence. The Taliban controls my village, knows my name, and has promised to kill me. I served America faithfully, protected American lives, and now I need America to protect mine. This is not just about legal status; it is about survival. I am not asking for charity—I am asking for the protection that I earned through my service and that I desperately need to stay alive.
Generated: September 08, 2025 — 03:59:16 EST
Executive summary of asylum claim for Zaitullah Jan Khebarkhil, former Afghan security officer who served with U.S. forces.