“I wanted this place to bring people together.”
Khalis Noori fled Kabul two years ago as the Taliban seized control of the city. When he arrived in the US, he jumped into supporting and resettling his fellow Afghans in the DC area. But he soon realized that the community needed more than just bare essentials—they needed a welcoming place to gather and eat. Last month, he opened My Kabul, a restaurant intended to be a haven for refugees, in Laurel, Maryland.
Like many educated Afghans who had worked with foreign governments, Noori knew he’d be a target when he heard Taliban fighters were approaching Kabul in the summer of 2021. A UK-educated development specialist, Noori was just starting a job as a consultant with the Afghan Ministry of Finance when he and his wife suddenly had to lay low at a friend’s house. They frantically called contacts in the US for advice.
While living at an Extended Stay America hotel, Noori secured a job with Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services helping more than 1,400 evacuees get settled and secure housing and jobs. He was soon promoted to director for field operations. “That was something that triggered me to open this restaurant and have it be refugee friendly,” he says. He also knew a restaurant could help people in a deeper way than he could as a case worker.The menu at My Kabul is a round-up of familiar Afghan dishes. Qabuli pulao—the fluffy long-grain rice pilaf with lamb, slivers of carrot, pistachios, and raisins—is especially popular. Mantu, beef-filled dumplings topped with garlic-infused yogurt and spiced tomatoes, are one of Noori’s favorites.
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