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Afghanistan

Published
January 5, 2023

Another View: Time is running out for Afghan evacuees

Lawmakers couldn’t find room in the latest spending bill to give thousands of U.S. allies the chance at a green card. The new Congress should fix that mistake swiftly.
Published
December 30, 2022

Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls

Refugees now face an August deadline for action from Congress before their temporary parole status expires.
Published
November 20, 2022

With the U.S. out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

In April, China spearheaded the Tunxi Initiative, which corralled Afghanistan's neighbors and Russia to support reconstruction and economic assistance in the war-torn country.
Published
October 24, 2022

Maine Afghan community group elects women to leadership roles

Shamayel Kargar is the new president of the Afghan Community of Maine and one of six women elected to the group's board of directors.
Published
October 1, 2022

Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing

The bomber struck an education center Friday packed with hundreds of students in a Shiite neighborhood, killing 19 people and wounding 27.

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Published
September 25, 2022

Three who narrowly escaped Kabul rebuild their lives in Maine

They are among more than 260 Afghans who have settled in the state since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Published
September 18, 2022

New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees

Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
Published
August 30, 2022

U.N. warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

The U.N. humanitarian chief said more than half the Afghan population - some 24 million people - need assistance and close to 19 million are facing acute levels of food insecurity.
Published
August 17, 2022

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.
Published
August 1, 2022

Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered ‘justice,’ Biden says

Al-Zawahri and the better-known Osama bin Laden carried out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings.