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Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for ‘American dream’
Abdul Wasi Safi, who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week after spending months in immigration detention.
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Feds drop charges against Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US
After months of publicity and a bipartisan congressional effort to request a pardon from the president, Abdul Wasi Safi could be set free.
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Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US remains jailed after border arrest
Abdul Wasi Safi, a former officer in the Afghan National Security Forces, was arrested at the U.S. southern border after fleeing the Taliban.
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House GOP demands State Dept turn over thousands of Afghanistan memos
Republicans say the information is needed right away in their investigations into missteps leading up to the U.S. military withdrawal from that country.
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Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls
The Afghan Adjustment Act would allow Afghans who came to the U.S. during the Afghanistan evacuation to be re-vetted and apply for a permanent status.
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held in Afghanistan
State Department spokesman Ned Price called the release an apparent goodwill gesture on the part of the Taliban.
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‘The Way Forward’: Life lessons learned from a Marine and Navy SEAL
Two combat veterans share life experiences from hunting, drinking and war.
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Helicopter crash kills 3 in Kabul during training session
The Taliban’s defense ministry said at least three Afghan crew members were killed when a U.S.-manufactured Black Hawk helicopter they were flying crashed.
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The intertwining legacy of women in the military and the Forever War
In many ways, female troops' service in Afghanistan opened previously closed doors.
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US ending Operation Allies Welcome, shift to new Afghan refugee help
White House officials said the move is meant to improve efforts to assist Afghan refugees.
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The desperate pleas from Afghanistan in our inbox
Last August, as the Taliban advanced on Kabul and the U.S. military began its hectic withdrawal from Afghanistan, emails began trickling into our inboxes.
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46 hours: How airmen fought to save lives after the Abbey Gate bombing
Air Force Times exclusively spoke with five airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during Operation Allies Refuge.
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A year later, vets accept that they can’t save every Afghan ally
“We can’t just singlehandedly change public opinion, or political will, or spotlight on the issue, but we can do our best.”
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For women allies left behind in Afghanistan, life is hell
Roughly 70,000 Afghans are still in the visa pipeline one year after the withdrawal of American forces.
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Biden calls Afghan war vets ahead of withdrawal anniversary
President Joe Biden called the leaders of two veterans groups to express his appreciation for their work resettling Afghan allies in the United States.
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GOP lawmakers plan more hearings, oversight on Afghanistan withdrawal
If GOP leaders win control of either chamber of Congress, expect lawmakers to focus on mistakes by the White House at the end of the U.S. presence there.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
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Biden commemorates ‘heroes’ killed 1 year ago in Kabul airport attack
Thirteen U.S. troops and more than 100 Afghan civilians died on Aug. 26, 2021.
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