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Issa Announces Another American and Family Returning Home from Afghanistan

December 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa announced that Prince Wafa, an American citizen abandoned in Afghanistan, is finally on his way home to San Diego.

“This one was personal. My team and I worked for months to ensure the safe return of Prince Wafa and his wife, and we were amazed by his courage and commitment,” said Rep. Issa. “His betrayal by President Biden and the almost limitless delays by this Administration were needless and shameful. He wasn’t the first American left behind and we are determined that he won’t be the last to come home.”
 
Prince Wafa is a local entrepreneur and a small business owner of convenience stores in the San Diego area. After President Biden began his catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Wafa risked his life to travel to Kabul where his wife had been waiting for her spousal visa paperwork to process. Despite President Biden’s promise, the Administration left – stranding Prince and his wife in the Taliban-controlled country and one of the most dangerous places on earth.

Prince Wafa then contacted Rep. Issa through the Afghanistan Evacuation Assistance portal on the congressman’s website. Congressman Issa and his team quickly went to work demanding action from the State Department – ultimately bringing him and his wife home to California.

“Prince Wafa’s story will not go unnoticed,” said Rep. Issa. “No American should have to go through what he endured, and this should also provide a lasting lesson: Today, we celebrate the return of a brave American. But there is much more work to do, and many more Americans to bring home.”

Darrell Issa is the Representative of California’s 50th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and northeastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, El Cajon, Temecula, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.

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