We’re working with multiple groups to make sure those folks are vetted and sponsored.” We are making sure that everyone we know is accounted for and have proper names, identification, and access to the airport. “The amount of impact this is going to have and lives it will save is so mesmerizing that no words I can put to this tweet will do it justice. As more people contribute, Tommy will manage to get more people out of Afghanistan. $550,000 would have been enough to fuel two planes, each with a capacity of 300+ people into and out of Kabul. “The individuals in question are high-value targets – Afghan men and women who have worked as human rights lawyers, champions of Women’s and LGBTQ rights, journalists, government liaisons, artists and interpreters – all of whom are at imminent risk of being executed by the Taliban, along with their families. The fund’s goal is the facilitate the rescue of high-value Taliban targets. Overnight, donations had surpassed $2 million. The donations surpassed the initial $550,000 in a couple of hours, forcing Tommy to increase the target. Behind the scenes, Tommy had started planning for a fundraiser for the Afghan people.Īfter clearing all the hurdles, Tommy posted the GoFundMe link. Tommy plans to aid in the rescue of people targeted by the TalibanĪs the Taliban wave swept across Afghanistan, Tommy became a credible news source, informing people of the situation on the ground.

Tommy’s GoFundMe campaign for Afghanistan has raised over $5.7 million, and that number continues to rise by the day. The world has responded slowly to the situation in Afghanistan, prompting individuals like Tommy Marcus to step up and help the vulnerable. We watched in horror as swathes of Afghan people desperately tried to hang on to a U.S. The nation’s military put up virtually no resistance and it’s leaders fled at the first sign of danger, leaving behind a country with an uncertain future.

It has only taken two weeks for the Taliban to regain control of Afghanistan.

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