US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo
Some of the Afghans are relatives of U.S. citizens or partnered with the U.S. during the 20-year war.
By Jessica Donati, Reuters
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Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan will stand
A U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family.
After evacuation, US-trained Afghan pilots want to return to the sky
Afghan airmen can’t wait to get back in the cockpit. Multiple hurdles stand in their way.
Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy cheer ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Fort McCoy in late August.
By Lucas Robinson, Wisconsin State Journal
‘We need your help:’ A letter to President Joe Biden
I need your help to save my family as I risked everything to save many soldiers as I could during the War on Terror.
By Nasirullah "John" Safi
Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuation
The slow pace has become a defining characteristic of Operation Allies Welcome, the largest U.S. refugee resettlement effort in decades.
Money for Afghan refugees but not military pay boost in latest federal budget plan
The budget plan would avoid a partial government shutdown set for Friday night.
Army officer who reported prisoner abuses dies at age 42
Former Maj. Ian Fishback said Army superiors ignored his complaints.
Timeline extended for resettling Afghan refugees in Indiana
Indiana was previously projected to take 490, but officials said Tuesday that the state has since committed to accepting 719 refugees.
No Afghan family members of U.S. troops have been eligible to come to the U.S. Here’s why
Dozens of family members would like to leave Afghanistan, but there isn't a special emigration process for them.
An American hellscape: Afghan evacuations take toll on veterans, volunteers
I am inundated daily with calls for help from dozens of other families desperate for rescue, writes the author of this commentary.
By Lark S. Escobar