Taliban threat leads teen wrestler to new life in US

After fleeing from the Taliban to the US with his family, Zaki Mohsin has found a new life and sporting fame in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Afghan teenager Zaki Mohsin talking about his new life in the US with TRT World. (File photo)
TRT World and Agencies

Afghan teenager Zaki Mohsin talking about his new life in the US with TRT World. (File photo)

Afghan teenager Zaki Mohsin has come a long way after fleeing the Taliban.

He is a student at Alexandria's Thomas A. Edison High School.

Just two years since moving to the US, Zaki Mohsin has found not just a new country and friends but also sporting fame in Greco-Roman wrestling.

TRT World's Kevin McAleese went to meet him at his high school in Alexandria, Virginia.​

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