US veterans use technology, connections to help Afghans evacuate


Wilson, CEO and founder of Quiet Professionals, talks with staff while monitoring a developing situation in Afghanistan, on Aug 26, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. — Tampa Bay Times/TNS

TAMPA, Florida: The CEO’s fifth-floor office had a great view of the blue waters of Tampa Bay. On a wall inside, Afghanistan glowed red.

The country was in chaos Thursday, 11 days after its capital, Kabul, fell to the Taliban, but the red dots covering the map on Andy Wilson’s wall monitor provided order. They represented nearly 3,000 Afghans on the other side of the world who still needed help escaping the new regime.

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