Following the collapse of the government of Afghanistan in August 2021, a large number of at-risk individuals were required to follow evacuation procedures to ensure their safety; however, ultimately, they were not evacuated. The current study examined one such group of individuals and their experiences. The study explored a group of at-risk men and the challenges before traveling to their evacuation destination, while waiting for the evacuation flights, and after returning home because they were not evacuated. The study also investigated mechanisms these men used to maneuver these challenges. Open-ended interviews were used to collect data from 11 men, most of whom were university lecturers. A thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The findings showed the participants experienced a wide number of difficulties before traveling to the evacuation destination (e.g., inability to provide their family’s basic needs and little access to food) and while waiting for the flights (e.g., getting separated from their family members and fear of getting captured by the Taliban). They used various strategies (e.g., religion and social support networks) to cope with these challenges. Moreover, the participants lived through a number of hardships after returning home.

2021年8月阿富汗政府垮台后，大量高危人群被要求遵循疏散程序以确保安全；然而，他们最终没有被疏散。当前的研究考察了这样一组人及其经历。该研究探讨了一组高危男性以及在前往疏散目的地之前、等待疏散航班期间以及因未疏散而回家后所面临的挑战。该研究还调查了这些人应对这些挑战的机制。采用开放式访谈的方式收集了 11 名男性的数据，其中大多数是大学讲师。进行了主题分析来分析数据。调查结果显示，参与者在前往疏散目的地之前和等待航班期间经历了许多困难（例如，无法满足家人的基本需求和难以获得食物）（例如，与家人分离和恐惧）被塔利班抓获）。他们使用各种策略（例如宗教和社会支持网络）来应对这些挑战。而且，参加者回国后也经历了许多磨难。宗教和社会支持网络）来应对这些挑战。而且，参加者回国后也经历了许多磨难。宗教和社会支持网络）来应对这些挑战。而且，参加者回国后也经历了许多磨难。