A former Green Beret, Reed is one of thousands of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials and civil servants working online to help Afghans flee Taliban retaliation. These efforts have taken on increased urgency this week as the window to shepherd people out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31 closes and the situation in the country deteriorates, including explosions outside the airport Thursday that killed at least 13 U.S. troops and many more Afghans. One group, Team America, says it has evacuated more than 200 Afghans and is tracking about 1,500 people.
